MG-1: Light Industrial

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One dwelling, accessory to a business on the lot

Main uses

Light manufacturing (food, furniture and cabinets, printing, machine shops, electronics, signs, doors and windows, sporting goods), contractors, trucking, transit and warehousing, petroleum wholesale, auto wrecking, auto parts and repair, laundries and cleaners, equipment and vehicle rental, welding and repair, services to buildings, taxidermy, auctions, bottle depots, government services, cannabis production; services to farming, forestry and mining; sand and gravel pits; retail sale of goods made on the lot

Smallest lot for a subdivision

0.2 ha

Lot coverage

50%

Height limit

12 m (the bylaw gives 34.9 ft beside it, which doesn't match 12 m; unclear, so ask the RDEK)

Setbacks

Front 7.5 m, rear and sides 4.5 m (15 m where the lot abuts a lot in a residential, rural residential or PG-1 zone)

Outdoor storage is screened by a solid board fence or evergreen hedge at least 2 m tall on every side not facing a building on the lot (s. 4.11).

Every zone also allows public utilities, parks, roads and conservation areas (s. 4.03).

Inside the ALR, farm uses the Agricultural Land Commission allows are permitted (s. 4.14).

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the RDEK's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Elk Valley Zoning Bylaw No. 829, 1990 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Regional District of East Kootenay.