M1 zone in Kent: Light Industrial Zone

Kent, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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