---
title: "M1 zone in Kent: Light Industrial Zone"
place: Kent, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kent
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Kent: Light Industrial Zone

Industrial or manufacturing activities that are wholly enclosed and do not conflict with surrounding non-industrial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Industrial or manufacturing activities that are wholly enclosed and do not conflict with surrounding non-industrial uses.
- **Main uses:** industrial; service industrial; warehousing; manufacturing; thermal reduction; public service; tank vehicle storage
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building; off-street loading; restaurant; unenclosed storage; off-street parking; single-dwelling residential; accessory office; bulk fuel sales and storage use (Single-dwelling residential is a caretaker unit inside the main building, up to 90 square metres; restaurant up to 100 square metres and 15 seats; unenclosed storage up to 25% of the lot.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 43 District Lot 49 Plan 67529: minimum lot size reduced from 1,800 square metres to 1,537 square metres
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,850 square metres (19,914 square feet) (subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 36 metres (118 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90% (all buildings and structures, including parking spaces, driveways and storage areas)
- **Maximum density:** not regulated
- **Maximum height:** not regulated
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres (20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 metres (0.0 feet); 6.0 metres (20 feet) where the rear lot line abuts the CPR railway
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 metres (0.0 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 metres (20 feet)
- **Other rules:** Lots next to residential land need a landscape screen at least 3.0 metres (10 feet) wide; Retail sales (display of goods made on site) limited to 20% of gross floor area; retail sales of cannabis not permitted; Industrial uses may not include sawmills, foundries, salvage yards, intensive agricultural, stockyards, abattoirs or kennels

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.8.1](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=143) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kent: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/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/kent/zoning/m1/_