M-2 zone in Smithers: Medium Industrial

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

In short

To accommodate industrial operations that are partially enclosed and need some outdoor storage.

Zone rules

Purpose	To accommodate industrial operations that are partially enclosed and need some outdoor storage.
Main uses	Automobile, motorcycle, boat, manufactured home, and recreational trailer and Laundry, dry cleaning serving commercial, industrial, and institutional uses Dispensing of fuel Manufacturing use if totally contained in a building Truck terminal and railway freight depot Farm machinery, farm equipment sales, service; sale of farm, garden supplies Trade shop and as auxiliary use, the sale and service of products manufactured Indoor, outdoor storage including shipping containers, excluding auto wrecking or Wholesale sales Works yard Asphalt, concrete plant, rock and gravel crushing Dog pound Sales and service of logging and construction materials and supplies Animal hospital and veterinary facility when totally contained in a building Processing, manufacturing dairy products Laboratory, testing facility Sales and service, rental, and repair of tools Building materials supply, lumber yard Auctions other than of livestock provided that the auction takes place only in a Documents and parcel delivery depot Fuel sales - wood Vehicle washing establishment Commercial cardlock facility
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Office use Residential use (front part of ground floor used only for permitted principal uses) Auction of goods sold in respect of the principal use Fuel pumps exclusively auxiliary to principal uses on a parcel Minor group home (front part of ground floor used only for permitted principal uses)
Extra uses on specific lots	Lot 2, Plan PRP9533, Section 30, Township 4, Range 5, Coast Range 5 Land District, Except Plan PRP13908: heliport use permitted as a principal use, and only one principal building
Minimum lot area	1,700 m²
Minimum lot width	30 metres
Maximum lot coverage	75% for all buildings and structures
Maximum height	12 metres
Maximum height, accessory buildings	12 metres (auxiliary buildings)
Front setback	3 metres
Rear setback	0 metres where the rear yard adjoins a dedicated railway right-of-way or a lane next to a parcel zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5; 4.5 metres for all other parcels
Interior side setback	4.5 metres on at least one side yard
Street side setback	4.5 metres
Other rules	Maximum 2 principal buildings Asphalt plant and gravel crushing plant: at least 600 metres from a parcel zoned R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or R-5 or an area designated for residential use in the Official Community Plan Outdoor storage must be screened with a 1.8 m hedge or landscaping if visible from Highway 16 Ground-floor dwelling limited to one unit, at the rear of the principal building

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025), s. 6.2 (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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