R-6 zone in Smithers: Rural Residential
In short
To accommodate one and two-family dwellings in rural areas with varying utility servicing standards.
Zone rules
| Purpose | To accommodate one and two-family dwellings in rural areas with varying utility servicing standards. |
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| Also allowed (secondary uses) |
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| Minimum lot area | 580 m² with community water and sewer; 870 m² with community sewer only; 1,900 m² with community water only; 2,200 m² with neither |
| Minimum lot width | 15 metres |
| Maximum lot coverage | 40% for all buildings and structures |
| Maximum density | On community water and sewer: 4 units for fee simple parcels greater than 280 m²; 3 units for fee simple parcels less than 280 m² |
| Maximum height | 9 metres |
| Front setback | 6 metres |
| Rear setback | 6 metres |
| Interior side setback | 3 metres where there is no community water; other parcels: 1.2 metres from one side line and 3 metres from the other, and the 3 metres can be reduced to 1.2 metres where rear access is provided from a lane or street |
| Street side setback | 3.5 metres |
| Other rules | No side setback is required on an interior side line where a party wall between two dwellings sits on that line |
Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1987 (adopted June 17, 2025), s. 4.5 (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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