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M-3A zone in Smithers: Limited Heavy Industrial

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

In short

To accommodate limited industrial operations related to the forest industry.

Zone rules

PurposeTo accommodate limited industrial operations related to the forest industry.
Main uses
  • Log storage
  • Wood fiber storage
  • Logging equipment storage
  • Snow storage
  • Finished forest product storage
  • Log, lumber, and wood fiber transportation
  • Water treatment facility
  • Landfill for non-hazardous wood waste
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Office use (exclusively auxiliary to a permitted principal use)
  • Residential use, not more than one dwelling unit per parcel
  • Fuel pumps exclusively auxiliary to principal uses on a parcel
Minimum lot area2 hectares
Minimum lot widthNot restricted
Maximum lot coverage60% for all buildings and structures
Maximum height12 metres
Maximum height, accessory buildings12 metres (auxiliary buildings)
Front setback6 metres
Rear setback6 metres
Interior side setback6 metres (side yard); no setback needed where the parcel line is next to a railway right of way
Other rulesNumber of principal buildings: unlimited

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025), s. 6.4 (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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