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title: "M-1 zone in Coquitlam: General Industrial"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Coquitlam: General Industrial

All types of industrial uses (manufacturing, storing, distributing, wholesaling and recycling of goods and materials); only commercial uses that support industrial activities are permitted.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** All types of industrial uses (manufacturing, storing, distributing, wholesaling and recycling of goods and materials); only commercial uses that support industrial activities are permitted.
- **Main uses:** Commercial: autobody repair, contractor service, mini-warehouse, recycling depot, industrial equipment retail sale/rental/servicing, recreational vehicle retail sale/rental/servicing, trade school, transportation terminal, liquor manufacturing; Industrial; Public service; Service Station (heavy vehicle and commercial vehicle sales and services only); Cannabis production; Cannabis processing (Recreational vehicle retail sale, rental and servicing is only permitted at 32 Fawcett Road.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory office; Accessory caretaker (one per lot, inside the principal building, max 60 m², lot at least 8,100 m²); Accessory unenclosed storage; Accessory street vending
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Recreational vehicle retail sale, rental and servicing: 32 Fawcett Road (PID 015-973-417); Rear lot line setback of 0 m abutting an Industrial, Service Commercial or Business zone: 943, 947, 949, 951 and 953 Sherwood Avenue
- **Minimum lot area:** Not applicable, except an accessory caretaker use is not permitted on a lot under 8,100 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not applicable in this zone
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 1.5 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** Buildings six storeys; structures 19 m; stored goods or materials 3.7 m (other than modular containers); stored modular containers 8.8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (lot lines along a street)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (rear lot line abutting all other zones; 0 m abutting an Industrial, Service Commercial or Business zone at the listed Sherwood Avenue addresses)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (interior side lot line abutting all other zones; unenclosed and accessory unenclosed storage: 3.0 m abutting an industrial or business zone)
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m (lot lines along a street)
- **Other rules:** Setbacks may increase under sections 518, 519 and 523 or decrease under section 514; Unenclosed storage must be on a dust-free surface and, next to a street, lane or residential use, behind opaque screening at least 1.8 m high; Service station use is limited to vehicles over 4,500 kilograms gross vehicle weight and commercial vehicles

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1901](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1163/Part-19-Industrial-Zones-PDF--M-1-to-M-2-Zones#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coquitlam: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/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/coquitlam/zoning/m-1/_