---
title: "M1 zone in Powell River: General Industrial"
place: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/powell-river
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/powell-river/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Powell River: General Industrial

A wide range of industrial uses including warehousing, wholesaling, distribution, manufacturing and assembly, and a limited range of commercial uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of industrial uses including warehousing, wholesaling, distribution, manufacturing and assembly, and a limited range of commercial uses
- **Main uses:** Industrial use; Sale of building supplies and garden products; Vehicle, boat, truck, trailer, tools and equipment parts, sales, and service; Fuel sales; Warehousing and storage; Transportation use; Trade contractor workshops; Printing establishments; Veterinary clinics; Funeral homes; Retail sales ancillary to a warehousing, wholesaling or manufacturing function; Offices; Restaurant (limited size); Gymnasiums, health and fitness centres; Natural resource use; Civic use
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory open storage; Accessory residential use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 13 Block 4 District Lot 5731 Plan 6303 (PID 101-935-941): permitted uses restricted to Transportation Use and Accessory Open Storage
- **Minimum lot area:** 550 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (lot depth at least 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum height:** 13.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m; 9 m where the lot abuts an R or A zone lot
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m on each side
- **Other rules:** No storage or loading area in a required front setback; Outside storage must be enclosed by a view obscuring fence or hedge at least 2.4 metres high; Restaurant limited to the lesser of 10% of the building floor area or 200 m²; gymnasium or fitness centre limited to the lesser of 20% or 500 m²

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2100, 2006 (consolidated May 15, 2025), s. 11.1](https://powellriver.civicweb.net/document/876#page=96) (read 2026-11-07)

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