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title: "M-1 zone in Cranbrook: Clean Industrial Zone"
place: Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cranbrook
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cranbrook/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Cranbrook: Clean Industrial Zone

Clean Industrial Zone: light, enclosed industrial, service and trade uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Clean Industrial Zone: light, enclosed industrial, service and trade uses.
- **Main uses:** Automotive sales and rental, automotive service, parts and accessories; Household furniture, appliances and furnishings; Building supply, lawn and garden shop; Feed and seed; Mobile home or manufactured home sales including the assembly and display of such homes; Recreational vehicle sales, service, parts and accessories; Nurseries and greenhouses; Eating establishment and drinking establishment, excluding drive-in food service and excluding a nightclub; Manufacturing (food and beverage; tire manufacturing; carpentry, woodworking, cabinetry and furniture; monument; sign and display); Building, developing and general contracting industry; Trade contracting industry; Engineering service; Light equipment sales, rental and repair; Refrigerated warehousing industry; Storage and warehousing industry including the storage of recreational vehicles; Printing and publishing industry; Wholesale trade industry; Storage and wholesale of petroleum and chemical products; Janitorial service; Taxidermy shop; Funeral service, including crematorium; Sports and Fitness Facility; Auction sales; Public works, vehicle storage and equipment storage yard; Government office; Limited recycling depot; Courier Service; Auto body shop; Trucking and freight terminal
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail sales accessory to a permitted use; Office accessory to a permitted use; Security suite; Outdoor storage yard accessory to a permitted use; One dwelling unit in the case of a Motel; Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Motel: Lot A, District Lot 30 Kootenay District Plan NEP82114 only
- **Minimum lot area:** 1115.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Front parcel line at least 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the parcel
- **Maximum density:** One security suite per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m; 15.0 m where the rear yard abuts a Residential Zone; no rear yard required where it abuts a railway right-of-way
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m; 15.0 m where the side yard abuts a Residential Zone
- **Street side setback:** 7.6 m
- **Other rules:** Business must be conducted inside a completely enclosed building, except for parking and loading, screened storage yards and display areas; Outdoor storage must be fully screened, not in the front yard, and at least 15.0 m from a Residential Zone; Parking and loading spaces at least 15.0 m from a parcel line abutting a Residential Zone; loading not in the front yard; Mobile homes are prohibited

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.20](https://cranbrook.civicweb.net/document/2024/#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

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