{"title":"M-1 zone in Northern Rockies: Light Industrial","code":"M-1","slug":"m-1","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Permit and regulate a wide range of light industry, service industrial Uses and limited compatible commercial Uses, and to reduce potential impacts on the surrounding area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Permit and regulate a wide range of light industry, service industrial Uses and limited compatible commercial Uses, and to reduce potential impacts on the surrounding area.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to permit and regulate a wide range of light industry, service industrial Uses and","limited compatible commercial Uses, and to reduce potential impacts on the surrounding area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Shelter","Auction Sales","Auto Body Repairs","Building and Garden Supplies","Car and/or Truck Wash","Card Lock Fuel Sales","Commercial Greenhouse","Concrete Mixing","Equipment Rental including Industrial Equipment","Funeral Parlour","Industrial, Light","Nursery","Oil and Gas Field Supplies and Service","Recreational Vehicle Sales","Recycling Depot","Salvage or Wrecking Yard","Tank Farm","Tire Sales or Repair","Trade Contractor","Trucking, Hauling, Moving and Storage","Vehicle Rental","Vehicle Storage","Veterinary Hospital, Major","Veterinary Hospital, Minor","Warehouse and Storage","Wholesale Business","Vehicle Impound Facility","Recreational Vehicle Storage"],"quotes":["Animal Shelter;","Auction Sales;","Auto Body Repairs;","Building and Garden Supplies;","Car and/or Truck Wash;","Card Lock Fuel Sales (see Section 3.21);","Commercial Greenhouse;","Concrete Mixing;","Equipment Rental including Industrial Equipment;","Funeral Parlour;","Industrial, Light;","Nursery;","Oil and Gas Field Supplies and Service;","Recreational Vehicle Sales;","Recycling Depot;","Salvage or Wrecking Yard;","Tank Farm (see Section 3.21);","Tire Sales or Repair;","Trade Contractor;","Trucking, Hauling, Moving and Storage;","Vehicle Rental;","Vehicle Storage;","Veterinary Hospital, Major;","Veterinary Hospital, Minor;","Warehouse and Storage;","Wholesale Business;","Vehicle Impound Facility;","Recreational Vehicle Storage;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Security Suite","Temporary Accommodation Dwelling"],"quotes":["A Security Suite (see Section 3.20); or","Temporary Accommodation Dwelling (see Section 3.12)."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Single Detached Dwelling on: Block D, DL 2133, PRD, PID: 017-044-987; Block C, DL 1662, PRD, PID: 014-778-891; Block D, DL 1662, PRD, PID: 014-778-912; Block E, DL 1662, PRD, PID: 004-431-430"],"quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling, permitted on the following Parcels:","Block D, DL 2133, PRD, PID: 017-044-987;","Block C, DL 1662, PRD, PID: 014-778-891;","Block D, DL 1662, PRD, PID: 014-778-912; and","Block E, DL 1662, PRD, PID: 004-431-430."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,500 m²","quotes":["b. Minimum Parcel Area: ............................ 1,500sq.m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["a. Minimum Parcel Width:.......................... 20.0m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["c. Maximum Parcel Coverage:.................... 50%"]},"max_density":{"value":"More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.","quotes":["a. Maximum Density: .................................. More than one (1) Principal Building may be sited on","the Parcel."]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: ................................... 15.0m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"10.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: ................................... 10.0m","................................................................. AND not greater in Height than the Principal Building"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Front Yard Setback:................ 6.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ................. 6.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: .... 1.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback:.... 4.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"exterior side 4.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 3.0 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback:.... 4.5m","d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: .... 1.5m","e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ................. 3.0m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel; floor area No larger than principal building","All Salvage or Wrecking Yards shall be completely screened with an opaque fence to a Height of at least 3.0m. This Screening shall be maintained.","Loading areas and garbage containers shall be screened from the view of Highways and residential Parcels to a Height of at least 1.8m. This Screening shall be maintained.","Outdoor, open storage of goods is specifically prohibited between the front of the Principal Building and a Highway; and the Rear Yard and Side Yards shall be completely fenced to a Height of at least 1.8m by a fence."],"quotes":["a. Maximum Density: .................................. Two (2) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","b. Maximum Combined Floor Area: ........... No larger than Principal Building","All Salvage or Wrecking Yards shall be completely screened with an opaque fence to a Height of","at least 3.0m. This Screening shall be maintained.","Loading areas and garbage containers shall be screened from the view of Highways and","residential Parcels to a Height of at least 1.8m. This Screening shall be maintained.","Outdoor, open storage of goods is specifically prohibited between the front of the Principal","Building and a Highway; and the Rear Yard and Side Yards shall be completely fenced to a Height","of at least 1.8m by a fence."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026","url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws: this one for the Fort Nelson townsite, and Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (office consolidation December 2024, https://nr.civicweb.net/document/125394/) for the Rural Official Community Plan area; the rural zones below carry that bylaw as source_url, and their pdf_page numbers are pages of that PDF. Both are office consolidations \"not the official version of the bylaw\". Codes C-1, C-2, RR-1, RR-2 and A-1/A-2 vs A exist in both bylaws with different meanings."},"source_url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=105","place":{"path":"ca/bc/northern-rockies","name":"Northern Rockies","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/m-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/m-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/m-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/index.json"}}