---
title: "M-1 zone in Fernie: Light Industrial"
place: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fernie
zone: M-1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fernie/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Fernie: Light Industrial

A limited range of industrial uses primarily related to recycling and conservation, with low pollution and minimal interference with residential and tourism uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A limited range of industrial uses primarily related to recycling and conservation, with low pollution and minimal interference with residential and tourism uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and structures; Accessory uses; Retail sale of products produced on the parcel; Office space accessory to a permitted use; Shipping Containers
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m; 7.5 m where the parcel abuts a parcel in a residential, P1 or P2 zone
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m where the parcel abuts a highway, lane or a parcel in a Residential, P1 or P2 zone
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1750 (consolidated to Bylaw 2551; consolidation last updated October 7, 2026), s. 4.2.13](https://fernie.civicweb.net/document/197505/#page=80) (read 2026-11-07)

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