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SMZ Background
“Special management zones” (SMZs) are zones
or areas which are to be managed in such a way as to minimize
the risk of undesirable impacts on the important or sensitive
resource attributes that are identified for each SMZ. Nearly
all of BC’s strategic land use plans identify SMZ’s
and an example would be in the Prince George Land and Resource
Management Plan.
The SMZ Working Group
To address sectoral concerns about SMZ implementation and
their impact on industry, government established a SMZ Working
Group in 1998. The Working Group was comprised individuals
with a variety of interests and perspectives with a mandate
to make recommendations on ways to improve the implementation
of SMZ objectives.
The Working Group formed subcommittees to investigate three
SMZ-related subjects:
(1) the status of SMZs,
(2) planning, referral and approval in SMZs, and
(3) economic development activities in SMZs.
The final
report of January 2000 details the recommendations of
the Working Group; recommendations that identify ways to
improve the delivery of SMZ objectives. The Working Group
has produced other documents detailing the findings of its
three subcommittees including:
Other material related to the Working Group’s activities
include:
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