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Sunshine Coast Regional District
Gibsons and Sechelt and 5 electoral areas, 3,822 km² in all. 31,426 people lived in them in 2021, up 7.3% from 2016, not counting First Nations reserves, which the census counts on their own. 1% of the land is in the farmland reserve, and 0.3% has burned in a mapped wildfire since 1996.
Its places
Each place's page has its land, hazards, wells, climate, tax and census facts. Listed by name, not ranked.
| Place | People, 2021 | Land | In the farmland reserve | Burned since 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibsons town | 4,758 | 4 km² | 4.7% | none |
| Sechelt district municipality | 10,847 | 39 km² | 23% | under 0.1% |
| Electoral Area A | 3,039 | 1,939 km² | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Electoral Area B | 2,969 | 1,292 km² | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Electoral Area D | 3,523 | 145 km² | 3.8% | none |
| Electoral Area E | 3,883 | 22 km² | 15% | none |
| Electoral Area F | 2,407 | 382 km² | 1.8% | under 0.1% |
Land and shares measured by us from the provincial maps (farmland reserve, BC Wildfire Service perimeters) over Statistics Canada's 2021 census subdivisions; people from the 2021 census.
Zoning
Reports for rural lots in the Sunshine Coast Regional District name the zone from its open zoning map, where 2 bylaws are drawn. Each of its 2 municipalities zones its own land; its page says what we show there.
- Zoning Bylaw No. 722Drawn in Electoral Areas B, D, E and F. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
- Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw No. 337Drawn in Electoral Area A. Its commonest zones are summarised in plain words.
A bylaw is listed for an area where at least 20 ha and 1% of it lies there, measured by us from the regional district's map. Confirm a lot's zone with the Sunshine Coast Regional District before you buy or build. Every zoning bylaw we cover.
Building permits
Where the Sunshine Coast Regional District's building inspection covers its electoral areas (Building Bylaw No. 779): there a building permit is needed and the work is inspected.
| Electoral area | Covered by building inspection |
|---|---|
| Electoral Area A | All of the area |
| Electoral Area B | All of the area |
| Electoral Area D | All of the area |
| Electoral Area E | All of the area |
| Electoral Area F | All of the area |
Our reading of the Sunshine Coast Regional District's own page, checked 2026-10-07. Inside a municipality, the town or city runs its own building permits; the BC Building Code applies everywhere. Do you need a building permit on rural land?
Wildfire
No wildfire of 1,000 ha or more has burned in the Sunshine Coast Regional District's places since 1990, in the BC Wildfire Service's perimeters.
Major projects
The Environmental Assessment Office's register places 2 major projects in assessment or approved in the Sunshine Coast Regional District's places.
- Sechelt CarbonateIn assessment; in Electoral Area B.
- Narrows Inlet HydroApproved; in Electoral Area B.
The register places each project at one point; a mine, pipeline or line can reach well past it. Every major project in BC by place.
Check one lot: is it in the ALR? · is it on a floodplain map? · has it burned? · how deep are the wells? · is there room for a septic field? · short-term rentals? · property tax?
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