{"title":"M1 zone in Merritt: Light Industrial","code":"M1","slug":"m1","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"7.21","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of light and medium manufacturing, processing and other industrial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of light and medium manufacturing, processing and other industrial uses.","quotes":["The Light Industrial zone is oriented towards a range of light and medium manufacturing,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artisan Studio","Auction House","Brewing and Distilling, Craft","Building Supply Centre","Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales","Bus Depot","Business Support Services","Crematorium","Delivery Facility","Film Studio","Garden Centre, Outdoor","Greenhouse Agriculture","Machine & Welding Shop","Machinery Repair & Sales","Manufacturing, Light","Metal Recycling","Mobile and Modular Home Sales","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Public Use","Recycling Depot","Storage Facility, Indoor","Technology Centre","Transportation & Logistics","Vehicle Sales & Rentals","Vehicle Services","Vehicle Storage & Towing","Veterinary Services","Warehouse","Water Refill Station","Winery"],"note":"Food Primary Establishment, Storage Yard and a Dwelling Unit in an industrial building (one per industrial unit or bay) need discretionary approval.","quotes":["Artisan Studio","Auction House","Brewing and Distilling, Craft","Building Supply Centre","Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales","Bus Depot","Business Support Services","Crematorium","Delivery Facility","Film Studio","Garden Centre, Outdoor","Greenhouse Agriculture","Machine & Welding Shop","Machinery Repair & Sales","Manufacturing, Light","Metal Recycling","Mobile and Modular Home Sales","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Public Use","Recycling Depot","Storage Facility, Indoor","Technology Centre","Transportation & Logistics","Vehicle Sales & Rentals","Vehicle Services","Vehicle Storage & Towing","Veterinary Services","Warehouse","Water Refill Station","Winery"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Security / Operator Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Administrative Office","Security / Operator Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"450 m²","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres","quotes":["All types 450 m2 15 metres 30 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75% (up to 90% with permeable surfaces on at least 15% of the Parcel Area)","quotes":["75%, except","increased to a maximum of 90% with use of permeable surface materials for","driveways and/or pathways on at least 15% of the total Parcel Area."]},"max_height":{"value":"22 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 22 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"16 metres","quotes":["Building 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 16 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 22 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["all Permitted 3 metres, 3 metres,","All types 3 metres 3 metres 22 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["all Permitted 3 metres, 3 metres,"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["All types 3 metres 3 metres 22 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: Front Building Line; side 3 metres; rear 3 metres","quotes":["Building 3 metres 3 metres 3 metres 16 metres"]},"other":{"value":["All permitted Uses must be contained completely within an enclosed Structure","Fuel pumps and Accessory Buildings of commercial cardlock facilities (Bulk Petroleum & Electricity Sales) may not be closer than 17 metres from the centre line of a controlled access Highway","Site development and placement of objects must conform with Transport Canada regulations, including Obstacle Limitation Surfaces for an AGNII Non-Instrument aerodrome"],"quotes":["a. All permitted Uses must be contained completely within an enclosed Structure.","Buildings of commercial cardlock facilities may not be located closer than 17","metres from the centre line of a controlled access Highway.","Limitation Surfaces for an AGNII Non-Instrument aerodrome. *"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)","url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City's consolidation does not have legal force; contact City Hall to confirm the status of the bylaw. Section 7.27 (Comprehensive Development framework) sets rules for creating CD zones and is not itself a zone. Sections 7.5 and 7.9 are deleted."},"source_url":"http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=151","place":{"path":"ca/bc/merritt","name":"Merritt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/m1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/index.json"}}