---
title: "M-1 zone in Fort St. John: Light Industrial"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Fort St. John: Light Industrial

Light industrial uses with or near highway access.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses with or near highway access.
- **Main uses:** Animal Service Facility - Major; Automobile, Marine, Skidoo and Recreational Vehicle Sales, Rental and Servicing; Bulk Fuel Sales; Commercial Printing; Commercial Vehicle Sales and Servicing; Commercial Vehicle Wash; Data Centre; Factory-Built House Sales; Feed and Seed Storage; Freight Terminals; Heavy Equipment Sales and Servicing; Industrial Storage Yard; Industrial Trades and Training Facility; Light Manufacturing; Light Passenger Vehicle Wash; Mini-storage; Newspaper Printing and Publishing; Oilfield Sales and Services; Packing Facilities for Cold Storage and Ice Plant; Produce and Meat Processing; Radio and Television Broadcasting, Media Production Studios and Transmitting Tower; Recycling Facility; Recycling Materials Drop Off Centre; Scientific and Research Laboratories; Secondary Wood Processing; Trade Contractor Office; Truck and Truck-Trailer Sales and Servicing; Utility Transmission Station; Warehousing; Wholesale Establishment; Wrecking Yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Caretaker Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis Production Facility only on Lot 19, Block 7, Section 30, Township 83, Range 18, West of the 6th Meridian, Peace River District Plan 9925; Single-Detached Dwelling only on Lot 1, Section 36, Township 83, Range 19, Plan 18943 (PID: 010-740-953); Lot 2, Section 36, Township 83, Range 19, Plan 18831 (PID: 010-878-980); and Lot 3, Section 36, Township 83, Range 19, Plan 18831 (PID: 010-740-953)
- **Minimum lot area:** 555.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (7.5 m where the parcel abuts an R, RM or P zone)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (7.5 m where the parcel abuts an R, RM or P zone)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (6 m where the parcel abuts an R, RM or P zone)
- **Other rules:** Parcels without rear lane access must have one interior side setback of 4.5 m; Industrial uses must not emit odours, fumes, noise or similar beyond Provincial standards

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 22.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=116) (read 2026-11-07)

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