{"title":"M1 zone in Port Alberni: Light Industry","code":"M1","slug":"m1","name":"Light Industry","group":"Industrial","section":"5.24","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To establish and maintain areas containing light industrial uses such as wholesale, warehouse and light manufacturing operations.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To establish and maintain areas containing light industrial uses such as wholesale, warehouse and light manufacturing operations.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to establish and maintain areas containing light industrial uses, such","as wholesale, warehouse and light manufacturing operations."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Automotive sales, repair and servicing","Boat or recreational vehicle sales and repair","Building supply","Cannabis Micro-Cultivation","Cannabis Micro-Processing","Cannabis Nursery","Cannabis Standard Cultivation","Cannabis Standard Processing","Cartage and delivery service","Contractor’s shop","Custom workshop","Electronics repair","Enclosed Storage and warehousing, including mini-storage","Exterminating service","Food and beverage processing (excluding the fish, meat and poultry products industries)","Furniture and fixture manufacturing","Garden shop, nursery and landscape supplies","Gasoline service station","Glass shop","Health and fitness centre","Machine shop","Machinery and equipment sales, rental and repair","Other light manufacturing industry","Petroleum products, wholesale","Prefabricated buildings sales","Printing, publishing and allied industry","Recycling depot","Signs and displays industry","Storage yard","Transportation dispatch and depot","Veterinary clinic","Wholesale (excluding wholesalers of scrap and waste materials)","Works yard"],"quotes":["Automotive sales, repair and servicing","Boat or recreational vehicle sales and repair","Building supply","Cannabis Micro-Cultivation","Cannabis Micro-Processing","Cannabis Nursery","Cannabis Standard Cultivation","Cannabis Standard Processing","Cartage and delivery service","Contractor’s shop","Custom workshop","Electronics repair","Enclosed Storage and warehousing, including","Exterminating service","Food and beverage processing (excluding the fish,","Furniture and fixture manufacturing","Garden shop, nursery and landscape supplies","Gasoline service station","Glass shop","Health and fitness centre","Machine shop","Machinery and equipment sales, rental and","Other light manufacturing industry","Petroleum products, wholesale","Prefabricated buildings sales","Printing, publishing and allied industry","Recycling depot","Signs and displays industry","Storage yard","Transportation dispatch and depot","Veterinary clinic","Wholesale (excluding wholesalers of scrap and","Works yard"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Caretaker's dwelling unit (subject to Section 6.16)","Display, storage, and retail sales of goods produced on the premises","Office"],"quotes":["Caretaker's dwelling unit, subject to","Display, storage, and retail sales of","Office"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Medical Marijuana Facility at 4921 Bute St. (Lot A, District Lot 1, Alberni District, Plan VIP31847)"],"quotes":["Medical Marijuana","4921 Bute St.","Lot A, District Lot 1, Alberni"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"930 m² (10,011 ft²)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 930 m2 (10,011 ft2)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m (98.4 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 30 m (98.4 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 50%"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.5 m (41 ft)","quotes":["Maximum Height, Principal Building 12.5 m (41 ft)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 6m (19.7 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m (9.8 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 3m (9.8 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6 m (19.7 ft) total; 0 m permitted on one side","quotes":["Side yard (total) 6m (19.7 ft)","(Permitted on one side) 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Nothing may cause annoyance or nuisance to surrounding areas (odours, effluent, dust, fumes, smoke, vibration, noise, glare) or create health, fire or explosion hazards.","All activities must be inside a completely enclosed building except parking, loading, outside storage and product display.","Outdoor storage areas must be screened or fenced; unused parts of the required front yard must be landscaped.","A continuous landscape buffer at least 1.8 m (5.9 ft) high is required along any lot line next to an R, RR or RM zone."],"quotes":["a) Nothing shall be done which is or will become an annoyance or nuisance to the","d) All activities and uses shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building","c) Outdoor storage areas shall be screened or fenced on all sides not facing the","b) All portions of a required front yard not used for permitted parking or display","e) Along any lot line adjacent to an R, RR, or RM zone, a continuous landscape","less than 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in height."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)","url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City also posts each zone as a separate PDF and keeps a table of amendments at https://www.portalberni.ca/zoning-bylaw-no-5105-table-amendments. The CD6 zone (6123 Russell Place) is listed in section 5.1 but has no section in this PDF, so it is not in the zone list below."},"source_url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=59","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/m1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}