---
title: "M1 zone in Tofino: Industrial Park District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Tofino: Industrial Park District

Light industrial uses in the District industrial park.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light industrial uses in the District industrial park.
- **Main uses:** Cartage, delivery, and express facilities; Manufacturing, processing, assembly, repair and finishing of products but excluding tanneries or rendering plants; Motor vehicle, boat, marine, truck, trailer, mobile home, tools and equipment and/or parts sales and service, but excluding motor fuel sales; Offices accessory to a permitted use; Printing establishments; Retail sales ancillary to a warehousing, wholesaling or manufacturing function; Trade contractor workshops; Transportation uses; One single-family dwelling or secondary suite for caretaker use only; Mini Storage Facilities (storage must be internal), and external storage of boats and travel trailers if the area is landscaped and screened
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 4, District Lot 122, Clayoquot District, Plan VIP71743: "upper floor dwelling unit" as a permitted accessory use, up to a maximum total density of eight units; Lot 3, District Lot 122, Clayoquot District, Plan VIP71743: recreational uses requiring tall indoor spaces (climbing gyms, skateboard parks, racket sports, gymnastics, acrobatics and ball sports); Lot 2, District Lot 122, Clayoquot District, Plan VIP71743: "Brewery Lounge"
- **Minimum lot area:** 929 m² (10,000 square feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.5 m (100 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 12.2 m (40 feet) or three storeys
- **Front setback:** 6 m (20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 3 m (10 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (10 feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 32](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=95) (read 2026-11-08)

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