RF2: Rural Forest Two

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

None: no house is allowed (s. 7.13.1)

Main uses

Forest management; log booming, sorting and storage and a sawmill, shake mill or chipper for that forestry, each up to 2,000 m² and 30 m from lot lines

Smallest lot for a subdivision

Set by the lot's subdivision district, not its zone (s. 4.2): from 1,000 m² to 100 ha; a lot's report shows its district

Lot coverage

5%

Height limit

11 m; a house on a lot under 750 m² 8.5 m unless the lot's average slope is over 20%; a detached auxiliary dwelling or accessory building 8.5 m (s. 5.11)

Setbacks

5 m from every lot line (s. 7.13.5)

All buildings together at most 300 m² of floor area (s. 7.13.4).

Uses a zone doesn't list aren't allowed (s. 5.1.2).

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 Zoning Bylaw No. 722 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-02); zone map: Open Government Licence – Sunshine Coast Regional District.