FG: Forestry Grazing

What the zone allows

Homes allowed

One house or one manufactured home a lot (s. 13.2.7(a)); the zone lists no secondary suite or carriage house (ss. 13.2.2, 13.2.3)

Main uses

Forestry, farming limited to grazing, a house or manufactured home; accessory buildings, home occupations (types 1, 2 and 3, s. 7.6), a stable (ss. 13.2.2, 13.2.3)

Smallest lot for a subdivision

20.0 ha (s. 13.2.4)

Lot coverage

10% (s. 13.2.5)

Height limit

12.0 m (s. 13.2.6(e))

Setbacks

Front 10.0 m, rear 7.0 m, sides 7.0 m, 7.0 m beside a street, for every building (s. 13.2.6)

The zone is for forestry, grazing and conservation where water, roads or other services are limited, on land the community plan designates Openland or Future Growth Area (s. 13.2.1), so most lots here have no community water or sewer (our reading).

Accessory buildings: at most 100 m² or a quarter of the allowed coverage, whichever is more (s. 13.2.7(b)).

Short-term rental, a secondary suite and a carriage house aren't uses the zone lists (ss. 13.2.2, 13.2.3); ask the District before renting a home here by the night.

Sections 4 (general rules), 5 (landscaping and screening), 6 (parking and loading) and 7 (specific uses) of the bylaw also apply (s. 13.2.7(c)).

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 District of Summerland's development services department before you buy or build.

Source: Section 13.2 of Zoning Bylaw No. 2000-450 (summarised in our words, checked 2026-10-06); zone map: Open Government Licence – District of Summerland.