---
title: "M1 zone in Sechelt: Working Waterfront Marine One Zone"
place: Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/sechelt
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Sechelt: Working Waterfront Marine One Zone

Light industrial uses and marine businesses, including Tourist Commercial uses and limited Residential; may combine upland and water-based uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses and marine businesses, including Tourist Commercial uses and limited Residential; may combine upland and water-based uses.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Industrial, Light; Liquor Primary Establishment; Marina; Restaurant
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Dwelling; Live/Work Unit; Mobile Vending; Office; Retail; Seasonal Outdoor Market; Tourist Accommodation; Tourist Commercial
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** One Live/Work Unit per principal use and/or one Caretaker Dwelling per lot, each max Gross Floor Area 100 m2
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m; 4.5 m where the side is adjacent to a flanking street, Residential or Rural Residential zone
- **Street side setback:** 0 m; 4.5 m where the side is adjacent to a flanking street, Residential or Rural Residential zone
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory structures: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** One existing Dwelling Unit may remain or be rebuilt on its existing footprint but may not increase in size; Office and Retail uses together limited to 150 m2 Gross Floor Area on any Lot

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024), s. 1.20](https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=52) (read 2026-11-07)

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