{"title":"P-4 zone in Smithers: Central Park","code":"P-4","slug":"p-4","name":"Central Park","group":"Public","section":"7.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To accommodate the unique combination of uses that can occur within Central Park.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To accommodate the unique combination of uses that can occur within Central Park.","quotes":["The purpose of the P-4 zone is to accommodate the unique combination of uses that can occur"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Federal, provincial, or municipal parks including places of historical or geological interest","Cultural and recreational facilities including but not restricted to arena, auditorium, community center, skating rink, curling rink, tennis court, racquet sports, swimming pool","Open recreational area and playground","Play field","Green belt, pathway, and trail","Farmers’ market","Visitor information centre","Studio, including artist, display, music, radio, recording, television, photography studio"],"quotes":["federal, provincial, or municipal parks including places of historical or geological","cultural and recreational facilities including but not restricted to arena,","open recreational area and playground","play field","green belt, pathway, and trail","farmers’ market","visitor information centre","studio, including artist, display, music, radio, recording, television, photography"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Residential use, not more than one dwelling unit per parcel","Food concession or restaurant, premises licensed for consumption of","Retail sales of goods related to the principal use"],"quotes":["residential use, not more than one dwelling unit per parcel","food concession or restaurant, premises licensed for consumption of","retail sales of goods related to the principal use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,120 m²","quotes":["Parcel Area 1,120 m2 minimum"]},"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: not restricted"],"quotes":["No. of Principal Buildings Not restricted"]}},"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=80","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/p-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/p-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/smithers/zoning/index.json"}}