Canada / British Columbia / Smithers / Zoning AP-2 zone in Smithers: Airport Industrial
Smithers, British Columbia Draft, not yet reviewed Bylaw read 2026-11-07
In short To accommodate an industrial park.
Zone rules Purpose To accommodate an industrial park. Main uses Aids for air navigation and safety Air cargo facility Aircraft operation and storage, including private storage hangars Aircraft equipment sales, service, and storage Airport maintenance and utility areas Airport parking Airport taxi facility Automobile rentals Document and parcel delivery depot Flight training school Fuel storage Military / air force Mini storage Trucking and freight depot Warehouse use and wholesale sales Weather observation station and airport-related research facility Camp services and expediting operations, including offices, outdoor storage and warehousing Food packaging, repackaging, operations Labelling operations Industrial, primary Laboratory, testing facility Aviation related office use Also allowed (secondary uses) Fuel pumps for private use only Office use Outdoor storage Retail sales and display of goods (up to 50 m² or 10% of gross floor area, whichever is less) Minimum lot area 558 m² Minimum lot width 25 metres Maximum lot coverage 75% for all buildings and structures Maximum height 12 metres Front setback 3 metres (layout unclear) Rear setback 3 metres Interior side setback 4.5 metres (layout unclear) Street side setback 4.5 metres (layout unclear) Accessory building setbacks Principal and auxiliary buildings follow the same setbacks Other rules Maximum 1 auxiliary building Storage of equipment must be enclosed or screened; outdoor storage areas must be screened with an opaque fence Development, subdivision, setback and height requirements in the airport zones are also subject to Transport Canada and NAV Canada regulations
Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025), s. 8.2 (read 2026-11-07)
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The Town posts the bylaw as adopted on 17 June 2025; no later amendments are folded into this PDF. Schedule A (the zoning map) is a separate PDF. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked .
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