---
title: "M1 zone in Port Edward: Light Industrial"
place: Port Edward, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-edward
zone: M1
bylaw: District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-edward/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Port Edward: Light Industrial

Main uses: Animal Hospital, Auction Sales, Auto body Repairs, Building and Garden Supplies, Car and/or Truck Wash, and 22 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Auction Sales; Auto body Repairs; Building and Garden Supplies; Car and/or Truck Wash; Card Lock Fuel Sales; Commercial Greenhouse; Concrete Mixing; Contractor, Trade; Equipment Rental, Leasing and Sales; Industrial, Light; Manufacturing; Marinas; Manufactured Home Sales; Nursery; Recreational Vehicle Sales; Recreational Vehicle Storage; Recycling Depot; Retail Warehouse; Taxidermy; Tire Sales or Repair; Transportation Use; Trucking, Hauling, Moving and Storage; Vehicle Rental; Vehicle Storage and Parking Facilities; Warehouse Use; Wholesale Business
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential; Security Suite; Storage Yard
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the Lot Area
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, rear 3 m, side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Business must be inside a completely enclosed building, except parking, loading, outdoor display, rental, sales, storage yards and open storage; No storage areas in a required front setback

## Source

- [District of Port Edward Zoning Bylaw No. 713, 2020 (consolidated, file dated 2023), s. Part 5](https://www.portedward.ca/uploads/_bylaws_business_development/713_Zoning_Consolidated_Bylaw_2023-2.pdf#page=69) (read 2026-11-08)

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