C-5 zone in Smithers: Large Scale Retail Commercial

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

In short

To accommodate retail uses that need large sites and exposure to high traffic volume.

Zone rules

Purpose	To accommodate retail uses that need large sites and exposure to high traffic volume.
Main uses	Automotive service and parts sales Building materials and home improvement sales Garden centres and plant nurseries Retail sales
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Office use Outdoor storage Residential use (front part of ground floor used only for permitted principal uses) Minor group home (front part of ground floor used only for permitted principal uses)
Minimum lot area	1.2 hectares
Maximum lot coverage	40%
Maximum height	11 metres
Front setback	7.5 metres
Interior side setback	7.5 metres
Street side setback	7.5 metres
Other rules	Each retail sales business must have at least 2,800 m² of floor area; each food sales business at least 2,300 m² Financial or food service use: maximum 555 m² of floor area, entirely inside the principal building Storage must be inside a wholly enclosed building, except for plant nurseries and garden centres

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025), s. 5.6 (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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