---
title: "M-1 zone in Quesnel: Light Industrial"
place: Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/quesnel
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1980
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Quesnel: Light Industrial

Light industrial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses.
- **Main uses:** Abattoir; Art gallery or art studio; Auction establishment; Automotive sales/rental; Cold storage facilities; Equipment and machinery sales/rentals; Fleet services; Greenhouse and plant nursery; Industrial support service; Light industrial use; Microbrewery; Product assembly; Public utility use; Recreational vehicle sales/rental; Recycling materials drop-off centre; Wood product manufacturing; Warehouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings or structures; Retail store; Caretaker dwelling unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** M-1 parcels with frontage on and access onto Campbell Crescent: equipment and machinery repair is added as a principal permitted use.
- **Minimum lot area:** 669 m² (7,200 ft²) with community sewer and water; 1600 m² (17,222 ft²) with community sewer but no community water; 1 ha (2.47 ac) with no community sewer
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (66 ft)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum height:** 23 m (75 ft)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 0.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting another zone
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting another zone
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Other rules:** Every business must be completely within an enclosed building, except for permitted outdoor storage areas and parking and loading facilities.; A use that is noxious or offensive because of odour, dust, smoke, gas, noise, vibration, heat, glare, electrical interference, or nuisance beyond the site is not permitted.; No limit to the number of accessory buildings or structures, or of principal buildings if each conforms to the zone.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1980, s. 30](https://quesnel.civicweb.net/document/164372/#page=121) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Quesnel: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/quesnel/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/quesnel/zoning/m-1/_