{"title":"M4 zone in Kitimat: Sawmill Industrial Zone","code":"M4","slug":"m4","name":"Sawmill Industrial Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"9.6, Subdivision 7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Sawmilling and Wood Processing, Log Storage and Sorting, Metal Salvage and Recycling including automobiles, Temporary Uses.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Sawmilling and Wood Processing","Log Storage and Sorting","Metal Salvage and Recycling including automobiles","Temporary Uses"],"quotes":["Sawmilling and Wood Processing;","Log Storage and Sorting;","Metal Salvage and Recycling including automobiles;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (site area)","quotes":["Site Area (Minimum): 2 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 metres (site dimension)","quotes":["Site Dimension (Minimum): 25 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["Lot Coverage (Maximum): 25%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.25","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio (Maximum): 0.25."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Front Yard (Minimum): 4.5 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear Yard (Minimum): 3 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Side Yard (Minimum): 3 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Highway 37 frontage must keep a berm or landscape screen 5 m or more high, or a buffer strip of natural vegetation at least 50 m wide","A berm 1.8 m or more high and a drainage ditch must be kept between the M4 zone and Forest Avenue"],"quotes":["Berm or landscape screen or combined berm and landscape","minimum 50m wide buffer strip of","Berm 1.8m or more high and drainage ditch shall be maintained"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)","url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District calls this a convenience copy and accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions; a certified copy is available from the Director of Corporate Administration. Zoning is not a separate bylaw; it sits in Part 9 of the Municipal Code (the zoning division is Part 9, Division 2)."},"source_url":"https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=496","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kitimat","name":"Kitimat","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/index.json"}}