RU-2A: Rural Resource A

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: no permanent buildings (s. 1071.2)

Main uses

Forest management and silviculture, forest or wilderness recreation, outdoor science education, fishing or hunting camp, log storage and a sawmill, shake mill or chipper for the forestry

Smallest lot for a subdivision

Set by the lot's subdivision district, not its zone (ss. 401, 407): from 640 m² to 100 ha; a lot's report shows its district. Lots on Ruby, Sakinaw, Hotel, Garden Bay and Mixal lakes in the larger districts need 60 m of lakeshore (s. 408)

Lot coverage

35% on a lot of 2,000 m² or less, 15% above

Height limit

11 m (s. 512)

Setbacks

Front and rear 5 m, sides 1.5 m, street side 4.5 m; 15 m from the sea, 30 m from Garden Bay, Hotel, Ruby and Waugh lakes, 20 m from other lakes, 17 m from a swamp, pond or other stream (s. 515)

No permanent buildings; buildings and structures at most 500 m² in all (s. 1071).

Uses the bylaw doesn't list aren't allowed (s. 302).

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 SCRD's planning department before you buy or build.

Source: Sunshine Coast Regional District Electoral Area A Zoning Bylaw No. 337 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-02); zone map: Open Government Licence – Sunshine Coast Regional District.