---
title: "M-1 zone in Williams Lake: Light Industrial"
place: Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/williams-lake
zone: M-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2430, 2025 (December 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning/m-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/williams-lake/zoning/m-1.json"
---

# M-1 zone in Williams Lake: Light Industrial

Service commercial uses and light industrial development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Service commercial uses and light industrial development.
- **Main uses:** Light Industrial; Service Commercial; Agriculture; Service Station, Minor; Office Use; Animal Clinic; Metal Shipping Containers; Heliport; Public Service; Accessory Residential; Telecommunications Antenna Tower
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Lot 14, District Lot 8843, Cariboo District, Plan 26239: Heliport permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 560 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** FAR 3
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (4 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (1.5 storeys)
- **Front setback:** 5.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 5.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 5.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 3 m, side 3 m, rear 3 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum building width 10% of lot perimeter; Minimum building separation 3 m (accessory buildings 1.2 m); Metal shipping containers are subject to Section 3.10; antenna towers follow accessory building height limits

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2430, 2025 (December 2025), s. 4L](https://williamslake.civicweb.net/document/178601#page=45) (read 2026-11-07)

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