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title: "M1 zone in Prince Rupert: Light Industrial Zone"
place: Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/prince-rupert
zone: M1
bylaw: Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/prince-rupert/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Prince Rupert: Light Industrial Zone

Main uses: Automobile body and repair shops, sales and rentals, Light industrial use, Service commercial use, Office, Retail use with a floor area not exceeding 1000 m², and 11 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Automobile body and repair shops, sales and rentals; Light industrial use; Service commercial use; Office; Retail use with a floor area not exceeding 1000 m²; Contractor offices, shops, works and storage use; Accessory buildings and structures; Entertainment centre; Freight and truck terminal; Impoundment Yard; Unenclosed Storage; Assembly Halls; Traveler Accommodation and Restaurant; Shipping Container; Animal Hospital or Clinic; Creative Industry
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** A single residence for the purpose of security
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.6 metres
- **Other rules:** Yard of 3 metres from any property zoned Residential; All storage yards must be screened by fences, building walls or other approved means to at least 2.4 metres above grade; Screen planting or a solid fence at least 1.5 metres high is required along property lines separating the developed site from residential zoned land

## Source

- [Consolidated Zoning Bylaw No. 3462, 2021 (consolidated as of June 24, 2024), s. 8.1](https://www.princerupert.ca/sites/7/files/2024-07/USE_THIS_Consolidated%20Zoning%20Bylaw_Draft07152024.pdf#page=29) (read 2026-11-07)

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