{"title":"P-2 zone in Smithers: Public Use Two","code":"P-2","slug":"p-2","name":"Public Use Two","group":"Public","section":"7.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To accommodate public use facilities that require large land areas, such as fairgrounds and exhibition sites.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To accommodate public use facilities that require large land areas, such as fairgrounds and exhibition sites.","quotes":["The purpose of the P-2 zone is to accommodate a range of public use facilities that require large","land areas, such as fairgrounds and exhibition sites."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Assembly, cultural and recreational facilities including but not limited to arena, auditorium, community center, skating rink, curling rink, tennis court, racquet sports, swimming pool","Golf course","Campground, recreational vehicle park","Hospital, personal care center, intermediate and extended long term care facility, assisted living, rest homes, retirement housing, senior citizens’ housing, receiving homes, and transitional housing","School, college, nursery school, kindergarten","Public library, museum, art gallery, visitor information centre","Cemetery","Fairgrounds, exhibition grounds, circus","Youth center (no premises licensed for alcoholic beverages on the same parcel)","Child development centre"],"quotes":["assembly, cultural and recreational facilities including but not limited to arena,","golf course","campground, recreational vehicle park","hospital, personal care center, intermediate and extended long term care","school, college, nursery school, kindergarten","public library, museum, art gallery, visitor information centre","cemetery","fairgrounds, exhibition grounds, circus","youth center, provided that premises licensed for the consumption of","child development centre"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential use, not more than one dwelling unit per parcel","General commercial retail sale of goods not otherwise permitted as a principal use (limited to 4 days per parcel per calendar year)"],"quotes":["residential use, not more than one dwelling unit per parcel","general commercial retail sale of goods not otherwise permitted as a principal use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,120 m²; 16 hectares for fairgrounds, exhibition grounds and circus","quotes":["Parcel Area 1,120 m2 minimum","minimum parcel area is 16 hectares"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Not restricted","quotes":["Parcel Width Not restricted"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for all buildings and structures","quotes":["Parcel Coverage 50% maximum for all buildings and structures"]},"max_height":{"value":"3 storeys or 12 metres, whichever is less","quotes":["Height 3 storeys or 12 metres maximum, whichever is less"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12 metres (auxiliary buildings)","quotes":["Auxiliary Buildings","Height 12 metres maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6 metres","quotes":["front yard 6 metres minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 metres","quotes":["rear yard 3 metres minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 metres (side yard)","quotes":["side yard 3 metres minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Number of principal buildings: unlimited"],"quotes":["Maximum number of buildings Unlimited"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025)","url":"https://www.smithers.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/Town%20of%20Smithers%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201987_Deepa%20Chandran.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.smithers.ca/sites/default/files/2025-06/Town%20of%20Smithers%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%201987_Deepa%20Chandran.pdf#page=77","place":{"path":"ca/bc/smithers","name":"Smithers","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/p-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/p-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/p-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/index.json"}}