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title: "M1 zone in Penticton: General Industrial"
place: Penticton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/penticton
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Penticton: General Industrial

A mix of general and light industrial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of general and light industrial uses.
- **Main uses:** Animal clinic; Animal shelter; Artisan crafts; Building and garden supply; Business support service; Call centre; Cannabis production facility; Contractor service, general; Contractor service, limited; Fleet service; Funeral service; Garden centre; General industrial use; Government service including outdoor storage; High technology service; Household repair service; Indoor animal day care and grooming; Mobile catering food service; Motor vehicle body repair and paint shop; Motor vehicle and equipment repair shops; Motor vehicle and equipment services, industrial and agriculture; Motor vehicle sales and rental; Outdoor storage, excluding wrecking yard; Restaurant; One security/operator dwelling unit; Self- storage; Storage and warehouse; Utility service, major; Wholesale business; Recycling drop-off
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory use, building or structure
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 2, Plan 6155, 201 Okanagan Avenue East: fitness centre and food take out delivery; Lot A, DL 3821S, SDYD, Plan KAP51916, 1363 Commercial Way: indoor amusement, entertainment and recreation facility in a building with a minimum floor area of 230 m2; Lot 1, District Lot 251, Plan 12353, 2250 Camrose Street: non-profit society family service operations, second hand store, food bank and administrative offices; Lot 1 District Lots 250, 2710, 3429S and 3821S Plan 37288, 1641 Dartmouth Road: indoor recreation with a maximum building footprint of 1,300m2; Lot A District Lot 251, Plan 27421 except Plan KAP70297, 2324 Government Street: indoor recreation use in one unit (Building 3) with a maximum building footprint of 335m2
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m; 7.5 m when abutting a residential, commercial, public or institutional zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m and 3.5 m; 6.0 m when abutting a residential, commercial, public or institutional zone; 3.0 m when abutting a lane
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Floor area for accessory uses cannot exceed 25% of a building's gross floor area.; A security/operator dwelling unit cannot exceed 100 m2 gross floor area.; A restaurant is limited to 100 m2 gross floor area.; A funeral service is limited to 250m2 gross floor area.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026), s. 12.1](https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=126) (read 2026-11-07)

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