{"title":"M1 zone in Highlands: General Industrial","code":"M1","slug":"m1","name":"General Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"11.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Building product sales, Carpentry shops, Computer technology sales, service and manufacturing, Electronics manufacturing, Film production studios, and 19 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Building product sales","Carpentry shops","Computer technology sales, service and manufacturing","Electronics manufacturing","Film production studios","Financial institutions","Industrial Use","Machine Shops","Minis storage","Nurseries","Offices","Outdoor storage","Recreational facilities","Recycling Depots","Rental of goods and equipment","Restaurants","Retail stores as an accessory use, of products manufactured, cleaned, stored or otherwise handled in the primary use","Sawmills and planer mills","Scientific or technology research facility","Trade contractors offices","Trade schools","Veterinary clinics","Wholesale","Warehouses"],"note":"These are in addition to uses permitted in Section 3.7, and must not be noxious or offensive to neighbours or the public.","quotes":["a) Building product sales","b) Carpentry shops","c) Computer technology sales, service and manufacturing","d) Electronics manufacturing","e) Film production studios","f) Financial institutions","g) Industrial Use","h) Machine Shops","i) Minis storage","j) Nurseries","k) Offices","l) Outdoor storage","m) Recreational facilities","n) Recycling Depots","o) Rental of goods and equipment","p) Restaurants","q) Retail stores as an accessory use, of products manufactured, cleaned, stored or otherwise","r) Sawmills and planer mills","s) Scientific or technology research facility","t) Trade contractors offices","u) Trade schools","v) Veterinary clinics","w) Wholesale","x) Warehouses","In addition to the uses permitted in Section 3.7 of this Bylaw, the following uses and no others shall","be permitted in the General Industrial (M1) Zone, provided they are not noxious or offensive to any"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses, buildings and structures"],"quotes":["y) Accessory uses, buildings and structures"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.2 hectares (0.49 acres), with the average overall lot size not less than 0.8 hectares (1.98 acres)","quotes":["of 0.2 hectares (0.49 acres) provided that the average overall lot size shall not be less than 0.8","hectares (1.98 acres);"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20 metres (66 feet) lot frontage","quotes":["(2) No lot may be created having a lot frontage that is less than 20 metres (66 feet)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures shall not exceed 50%."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (39.4 feet)","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 12 metres (39.4 feet)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"8 metres (26.2 feet); containers used for storage 3.5 metres (11.48 feet)","quotes":["The height of an accessory building or structure shall not exceed 8 metres (26.2 feet).","exceed 3.5 metres (11.48 feet)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (24.60 feet); may be reduced to 4.5 metres (14.76 feet) where the area is landscaped and not used for off-street parking","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 7.5 metres (24.60 feet) of a front lot line, provided that","street parking, the minimum setback may be reduced to 4.5 metres (14.76 feet)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 metres (8.20 feet)","quotes":["No building or structure shall be sited within 1.5 metres (8.20 feet) of a rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 metres (16.40 feet) for 1 side yard and 0 metres for the other","quotes":["a) A side yard shall be provided of not less than 5 metres (16.40 feet) in width for 1 side yard and","0 metres for the other."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5 metres (16.40 feet) where the side lot line abuts a highway","quotes":["b) No building or structure shall be sited within 5 metres (16.40 feet) of a side lot line that abuts a"]},"other":{"value":["30 metres (98.4 feet) setback from a lot line that abuts Millstream Road, despite the setbacks above","10 metres (32.81 feet) setback from a lot line that abuts a non-industrial zoned property, despite the setbacks above","Accessory building must be located to the rear of the principal building","Accessory retail sale and display limited to 25% of the gross floor area of the principal use"],"quotes":["no building or structure shall be sited within 30","metres (98.4 feet) of a lot line that abuts Millstream Road.","no building or structure shall be sited within 10","metres (32.81 feet) of a lot line that abuts a non-industrial zoned property.","An accessory building must be located to the rear of the principal building.","exceed 25% of the gross floor area of the principal use to which it is accessory."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 100, 1998 (consolidated to June 15, 2026, including Bylaw 484)","url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidation is \"for convenience purpose only: It is not a certified copy\"."},"source_url":"https://www.highlands.ca/media/1622#page=66","place":{"path":"ca/bc/highlands","name":"Highlands","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/m1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/m1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/m1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/highlands/zoning/index.json"}}