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title: "M-1 zone in Salmo: Mixed Use Commercial"
place: Salmo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salmo
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmo/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Salmo: Mixed Use Commercial

Provide an area for a variety of commercial businesses from light industrial to professional service providers, including an area dedicated to Salmo’s history and items of interest to residents and tourists on Highway #6.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Provide an area for a variety of commercial businesses from light industrial to professional service providers, including an area dedicated to Salmo’s history and items of interest to residents and tourists on Highway #6.
- **Main uses:** Manufacturing, repair and storage of boats, concrete products, signs, trailers, prefabricated buildings, wood, fibreglass and ceramic products (without hazards, noise, smoke, odours or glare); Businesses catering to day-to-day needs of residents (retail, banks, barber shops, funeral homes, hairdressers, dry cleaners, restaurants, photography studios); Recreation and entertainment facilities; Business, professional and government offices; Printing and publishing establishments; Commercial & private schools; Community halls, libraries, hospitals, fire halls, first aid stations, museums and fraternal lodges; Veterinary Clinics, Minor; Professional or Personal Services; Packing, crating, moving and storage businesses; Micro-brewery; Contractors’ offices, shops and yards; Fuel storage; Service Stations; Automobile repair shops; Car Washes; Machine shops and parts manufacturing; Electrical and electronic equipment manufacturing and assembly; Farm machinery and heavy equipment repairs and sales; Electroplating, sheet metal workshops and welding shops; Repair Shop; Sales and service of vehicles; Sales of automotive parts and accessories; Off-street parking lots and structures; Mixed-Use Development; Home improvement businesses; Wholesale and retail sales accessory to the uses permitted; Cannabis-Related Businesses
- **Minimum lot area:** 822.2 m² (8,850 ft²)
- **Minimum lot width:** 13.7 m (45’)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70% of the site
- **Front setback:** Commercial uses: 0 m (0’); 4.5 m (14’9”) where it abuts a residence
- **Rear setback:** Commercial uses: 4.5 m (14’9”)
- **Interior side setback:** Commercial uses: 0 m (0’); 4.5 m (14’9”) where it abuts a residence; the bylaw also lists 1.5 m (4’11”) of an interior side lot line
- **Street side setback:** Commercial uses: 0 m (0’); 4.5 m (14’9”) where it abuts a residence
- **Other rules:** Service stations: no closer than 7.6 m (24’11”) to a front or exterior side lot line or 4.5 m (14’9”) to a rear or interior side lot line; Parking: one off-street space per dwelling unit and two per business unit; Commercial activity and storage areas outside a building must be enclosed by a landscape screen or tight board fence at least 2 m (6’7”) high; Loading: one off-street space per 2,800 m² (30,139 ft²) of commercial floor area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 773, 2026, s. 5.10](https://salmo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/773-Zoning-Bylaw-2026-Website-Copy.pdf#page=84) (read 2026-11-08)

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