{"title":"M-1 zone in Fernie: Light Industrial","code":"M-1","slug":"m-1","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"4.2.13","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A limited range of industrial uses primarily related to recycling and conservation, with low pollution and minimal interference with residential and tourism uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A limited range of industrial uses primarily related to recycling and conservation, with low pollution and minimal interference with residential and tourism uses.","quotes":["The purpose of the M1 zone is to provide for a limited range of industrial uses primarily","related to recycling and conservation that will have low pollution and minimal interference"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Auction services","Automobile and truck rental and leasing services","Automobile wrecking","Bottle collection and recycling depots","Construction industries","Electric motor repair, welding and other repair services","Forestry service industry","Laundries and cleaners","Machinery and equipment rental and leasing services","Manufacturing industries (food, leather, furniture, printing, machine shop, electrical, sporting goods, sign, cabinet making, door and window, coffin and casket, clothing)","Public buildings","Retail trade services, including automotive parts and accessories stores, motor vehicle repair shops and other motor vehicle services","Sand and gravel pits","Service industries incidental to mineral and hydrocarbon extraction","Service industries incidental to agriculture","Services to buildings and dwellings","Taxidermy services","Transportation and storage industries","Wholesale trade industries","Uses permitted under Section 3.3 of the Bylaw"],"quotes":["1. auction services;","3. automobile wrecking.","4. bottle collection and recycling depots;","10. manufacturing industries including;","11. public buildings;","14. sand and gravel pits;","18. taxidermy services;","20. wholesale trade industries, including petroleum products wholesale, and","21. uses permitted under Section 3.3 of this Bylaw."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory uses","Retail sale of products produced on the parcel","Office space accessory to a permitted use","Shipping Containers"],"quotes":["1. accessory buildings and structures","3. retail sale of products produced on the parcel","4. office space accessory to one of the above permitted uses","5. Shipping Containers"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"500 m²","quotes":["1. Minimum Parcel Area 500 sq. m (5,382 sq. ft.)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["2. Minimum Parcel Frontage 15 m (49.21 ft.)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["5. Maximum Parcel Coverage 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["4. Maximum Height 12.0 m (39.4 ft.)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m; 7.5 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, P1 or P2 zone","quotes":["• front yard 6.0 m (19.7 ft.)","• front yard where the parcel abuts a parcel in a 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m; 7.5 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a Residential, P1 or P2 zone; none required where the rear yard abuts a railway right-of-way","quotes":["• rear yard 1.5 m (4.9 ft.)","• rear yard where the parcel abuts a parcel in a 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)","• rear yard where the rear yard of a parcel abuts No rear yard shall be required"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["• side yard 4.5 m (14.8 ft.)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m where the parcel abuts a highway, lane or a parcel in a Residential, P1 or P2 zone","quotes":["• side yard where the parcel abuts a highway, 7.5 m (24.6 ft.)"]},"other":{"value":["All structures must be at least 30.0 m from the centre line of Highway #3","Uses must comply with Section 3.11 screening of outdoor storage"],"quotes":["All structures from the centre line of Highway #3 30.0 m (98.4 ft.)","2. All persons carrying out a use permitted in the M1 zone shall comply with the relevant"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)","url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation has no legislative sanction and is for convenience of reference only; the original bylaws must be consulted. Bylaw 2556 (2026) is an amendment bylaw posted separately and is not in this consolidation."},"source_url":"https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=80","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fernie","name":"Fernie","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/m-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/m-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/m-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/index.json"}}