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FP: Foreshore Park

A zone in Lakes Zoning Bylaw No. 900 (Columbia Shuswap Regional District). Our summary of Section 4.16 of the bylaw as consolidated to 2026-08-13.

What the zone allows

Homes allowed
None: living on the water (more than 14 days in a row) is barred in every lake zone (s. 3.2)
Main uses
Park; docks (up to 40 m²), buoys, boat lifts, boat launch and mooring and recreation facilities for the park
Setbacks
Docks, buoys and boat lifts 5 m from the side lot lines projected out over the water; buoys also 20 m from other structures on the water and 50 m from a boat launch or marina

Park docks at most 40 m² and 3.05 m wide, walkways up to 1.52 m wide.

Swimming platform (s. 3.4): one per waterfront or semi-waterfront lot (or waterfront unit in FM1), at most 10 m², for swimming and sunbathing only, not mooring, with the same side setbacks as a dock.

Boathouses and other covered structures are barred in every lake zone (s. 3.2).

Every lake zone also allows navigation, passive recreation, public utilities and parks (s. 3.1).

Lake zones reach 200 m out from the natural boundary unless the bylaw's map shows otherwise (50 m in a few narrow spots) (s. 4.2).

The bylaw lists site-specific dock sizes and berth or buoy counts for named properties in this zone; check it for the lot in question.

Site-specific exceptions listed in the bylaw by legal description can add or change uses for one property, and development permit areas, the ALR and building rules apply on top. Confirm with the CSRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Lakes Zoning Bylaw No. 900 (summarised in our words); zone map: Open Government Licence – Columbia Shuswap Regional District.

Other zones in this bylaw

FR1 Foreshore Residential 1, FR2 Foreshore Residential 2, FM1 Foreshore Multi-Family 1, FM2 Foreshore Multi-Family 2, FM3 Foreshore Multi-Family 3, FG1 Foreshore General 1, FG2 Foreshore General 2, FC1 Foreshore Commercial 1, FC2 Foreshore Commercial 2, FC3 Foreshore Commercial 3, FC4 Foreshore Commercial 4, FI Foreshore Industrial, FW Foreshore Water.