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C-4 zone in Smithers: Service Station Commercial

Smithers, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

To accommodate service stations and gas stations with convenience stores and/or restaurants.

Zone rules

PurposeTo accommodate service stations and gas stations with convenience stores and/or restaurants.
Main uses
  • Service stations
  • Convenience stores (in conjunction with service stations)
  • Restaurants (in conjunction with service stations)
Also allowed (secondary uses)Residential use, not more than one dwelling unit
Minimum lot area1,100 m²
Minimum lot width25 metres
Maximum lot coverage40% for all buildings and structures
Maximum height6 metres
Front setback6 metres
Interior side setback3.5 metres (side yard)
Other rules
  • Maximum 2 buildings
  • Front and exterior side parcel lines need a landscape screen at least 0.6 metres high, except at entrances and exits
  • Fuel pumps must be at least 4.5 metres from a parcel line

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025), s. 5.5 (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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