---
title: "M1 zone in Mackenzie: Light Industrial"
place: Mackenzie, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mackenzie
zone: M1
bylaw: "Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF includes Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1518, 2024; Schedule A and B maps at the end)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mackenzie/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Mackenzie: Light Industrial

Main uses: Aggregate storage and processing, Auction sales, Automobile sales and servicing, Automobile wrecking yard, Brewery and distillery operation, and 18 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Aggregate storage and processing; Auction sales; Automobile sales and servicing; Automobile wrecking yard; Brewery and distillery operation; Building supply establishment; Bulk fuelling station; Car and truck wash; Commercial storage; Feed and seed storage; Food processing; Kennel; Machine and equipment sales; Manufacturing, light; Office, trade contractor; Printing establishment; Recycling centre; Salvage yard; Service station; Storage yard; Transportation terminal; Warehousing; Veterinary hospital
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building; Accessory dwelling unit; Shipping container
- **Minimum lot area:** 900.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% (45% for a service station)
- **Maximum height:** 13.7 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.2 m
- **Front setback:** 12.2 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 12.2 m, exterior side 3.5 m, interior side 3.5 m, rear 3.5 m
- **Other rules:** Up to four shipping containers are permitted for storage on a single parcel

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1368, 2017 (PDF includes Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 1518, 2024; Schedule A and B maps at the end), s. 10](https://districtofmackenzie.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bylaw-No.-1368-Zoning-Industrial-and-Townsite-Maps.pdf#page=60) (read 2026-11-08)

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