M-1 zone in Northern Rockies: Light Industrial

Northern Rockies, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

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.

Zone rules

Purpose	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.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Security Suite Temporary Accommodation Dwelling
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	1,500 m²
Minimum lot width	20.0 m
Maximum lot coverage	50%
Maximum density	More than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.
Maximum height	15.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	10.0 m and not greater in height than the principal building
Front setback	6.0 m
Rear setback	6.0 m
Interior side setback	1.5 m
Street side setback	4.5 m
Accessory building setbacks	exterior side 4.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, rear 3.0 m
Other rules	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.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 9.1 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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