M1 zone in Colwood: Light Industrial

Colwood, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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