---
title: "M-1 zone in Rossland: Light Industrial"
place: Rossland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/rossland
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (consolidated to October 2026, including Bylaw 2872)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rossland/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Rossland: Light Industrial

An area for economic activities that need larger spaces and involve primary processing and storage.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** An area for economic activities that need larger spaces and involve primary processing and storage.
- **Main uses:** Automobile Wrecking Yard; Bulk Fuel Depot; Cartage Operation; Food Processing Establishment; Light equipment sales and rental establishment; Light Manufacturing, processing and assembly; Public Utility Use; Self Storage; Warehouse, shipping, wholesale and rental storage facilities; Single Detached Dwelling; Micro Processing, Cannabis; Standard Processing, Cannabis; Commercial, Service Use (Only the listed uses are permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 950 m² (residential-only uses: 5 ha; mixed residential and light industrial uses: 2 ha)
- **Minimum lot width:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% buildings; 70% total surfaces
- **Maximum height:** 12 m or 3.5 storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m or 1.5 storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 2.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.5 m
- **Other rules:** Outdoor storage is not permitted in the front setback

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2864, 2026 (consolidated to October 2026, including Bylaw 2872), s. 10.1](https://rossland.civicweb.net/document/56921#page=104) (read 2026-11-07)

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