{"title":"M1 zone in Langford: Light Industrial","code":"M1","slug":"m1","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"6.70","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Provide a mix of light industry operations.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Provide a mix of light industry operations.","quotes":["The intent of the M1 Zone is to provide a mix of light industry operations."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory automobile parts and accessories sale, installation and repair facility","Accessory commercial composting","Automobile repair and service facility, major","Automobile repair and service facility, minor","Community care facility (adult care, where no one in care or providing care lives at the property)","Equipment sales, service, repair and rental, minor","Film production studio","Home occupation (in conjunction with a caretaker dwelling unit)","Household equipment and appliance service and repair","Industrial use, light","One caretaker dwelling unit","Recycling depot","Recycling facility","Restaurant","Warehouse (not exceeding 900 m² of gross floor area and not used for retail sales)"],"quotes":["Accessory automobile parts and accessories sale, installation and repair facility","Accessory commercial composting, subject to Section 3.15","Automobile repair and service facility, major","Automobile repair and service facility, minor","Community care facility, where the care provided is for adults and where none of those in care,","Equipment sales, service, repair and rental, minor","Film production studio","Home occupation, subject to Section 3.09 and in conjunction with a caretaker dwelling unit","Household equipment and appliance service and repair","Industrial use, light","One caretaker dwelling unit","Recycling depot","Recycling facility, subject to Section 3.14","Restaurant","Warehouse, not exceeding 900 m2 (9,687.5 ft2) of gross floor area and not used for retail sales."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory unenclosed storage","Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures, subject to Section 3.05","Accessory unenclosed storage, subject to Section 3.13","Uses permitted by Section 3.01 of this Bylaw"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Automobile towing and storage facility, on Lot 9, Block F, Sections 88 and 90, Esquimalt District, Plan 1139 (1245 Parksdale Drive)","Skateboard school and related uses including manufacturing, retail sale and repair of skateboards, on Part 3 of Strata Lot 3, Section 79, Esquimalt District, Strata Plan VIS5358"],"quotes":["Automobile towing and storage facility, on land legally described as Lot 9, Block F, Sections 88","Skateboard school and related uses including manufacturing, retail sale and repair of"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m²","quotes":["No lot having a lot area less than 1,800 m2 (0.5 ac) may be created by subdivision."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16 m (52.5 ft)","quotes":["No lot having a lot width less than 16 m (52.5 ft) may be created by subdivision."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Lot coverage of all buildings and structures may not exceed 50%."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m (39.4 ft) or three storeys","quotes":["No building or structure may exceed a height of 12 m (39.4 ft) or three storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft)","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any front lot line; or"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft) for a rear lot line that does not abut a lot in a Commercial, Industrial or Business Park Zone, or a Comprehensive Development Zone area where the principal use is commercial, business park or industrial","quotes":["Within 7.5 m (24.6 ft) of any rear lot line that does not abut a lot in a Commercial, Industrial, or"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft) for an interior side lot line that does not abut a Business Park or Industrial Zone; the sum of setbacks from two side lot lines abutting a lot in a Business Park or Industrial Zone must be at least 6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any interior side lot line that does not abut a Business Park or Industrial","Such that the sum of the setbacks from any two side lot lines abutting a lot in a Business Park or"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Within 6 m (19.7 ft) of any exterior side lot line; or"]},"other":{"value":["Prohibited: incineration for salvage, refuse and garbage dumps, sawmills, planer mills, fertilizer plants, asphalt plants, refineries and bulk oil storage plants.","Prohibited: uses that need a permit under the Environmental Management Act.","Automobile and recreational vehicle storage or towing and storage, and automobile recycling and salvage, are prohibited except for the existing facilities on the Dunford Avenue lands named in the bylaw.","A landscape and screening area at least 2 m (6.6 ft) wide is required where a lot abuts a highway."],"quotes":["(2) Refuse and garbage dumps.","(3) Sawmills, planer mills, fertilizer plants, asphalt plants, refineries, and bulk oil storage plants.","(4) Uses for which a permit is required under the Environmental Management Act or Regulations","(5) Automobile and recreational vehicle storage, or automobile towing and storage, with the sole","(6) Automobile recycling and salvage, with the sole exception of the existing auto parts facility on","A continuous landscape and screening area not less than 2 m (6.6 ft) wide must be provided"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 300, 1999 (consolidated 5 Oct 2026)","url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; copies of the original bylaw and amendments are at Langford City Hall. Parking (Part 4) and the Schedules are also published as separate PDFs on the bylaws page; the main PDF includes Part 4 and Schedule text. The zoning map (Schedule B) is not in the PDF."},"source_url":"https://langford.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Zoning-Bylaw-20240415-1.pdf#page=298","place":{"path":"ca/bc/langford","name":"Langford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/m1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/langford/zoning/index.json"}}