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title: "M1 zone in Colwood: Light Industrial"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: M1
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Colwood: Light Industrial

Main uses: Coffee shops, Light Industrial uses which are not noxious or offensive (including trade contractors: building, electrical, heating and air conditioning, painting, plumbing, refrigeration, roofing, septic tank and signs), Repair of household furnishings, Retail sale, rental and repair of tools and small equipment, Repair of automobiles, trucks, boats, camper vehicles, mobile homes and farm machinery and parts and accessories, and 2 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Coffee shops; Light Industrial uses which are not noxious or offensive (including trade contractors: building, electrical, heating and air conditioning, painting, plumbing, refrigeration, roofing, septic tank and signs); Repair of household furnishings; Retail sale, rental and repair of tools and small equipment; Repair of automobiles, trucks, boats, camper vehicles, mobile homes and farm machinery and parts and accessories; Wholesale and storage buildings, not exceeding a total of 900 m² of floor area; One dwelling unit for a caretaker (Uses are in addition to those permitted by Section 2.1.10 of the bylaw.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Unenclosed storage accessory to a principal use; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 695 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 16 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50 percent of the lot
- **Maximum height:** 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.5 m for accessory unenclosed storage use
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m; a side yard next to a Commercial Zone or Industrial Zone may be reduced to nil if the other side yard is at least 6 m
- **Other rules:** Excluded uses: any use considered offensive under the Health Act; refuse and garbage dumps; burning of motor vehicles and other things for salvage purposes; Landscaping must cover at least 5 percent of the developed lot area; Panhandle lots are not permitted

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 8.1](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=150) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/m1/_