---
title: "M4 zone in Kitimat: Sawmill Industrial Zone"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: M4
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/m4.json"
---

# M4 zone in Kitimat: Sawmill Industrial Zone

Main uses: Sawmilling and Wood Processing, Log Storage and Sorting, Metal Salvage and Recycling including automobiles, Temporary Uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Sawmilling and Wood Processing; Log Storage and Sorting; Metal Salvage and Recycling including automobiles; Temporary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (site area)
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 metres (site dimension)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.25
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.6, Subdivision 7](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=496) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kitimat: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/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/kitimat/zoning/m4/_