---
title: "G3 zone in Bowen Island: Natural Areas/Watersheds"
place: Bowen Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/bowen-island
zone: G3
bylaw: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/g3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/g3.json"
---

# G3 zone in Bowen Island: Natural Areas/Watersheds

Protect land important for the environment, watersheds, island character and recreational use.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Protect land important for the environment, watersheds, island character and recreational use.
- **Main uses:** Uses that contribute to the protection of the natural and cultural environment; Uses that contribute to the protection of the watershed; Open Space; Recreation (Recreation use is limited to informal activities, such as hiking, biking, horse riding, and picnics.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Trails, Interpretative Signage; Uses accessory to principal uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** G 3(a) lands (marked on Schedule B): processing (including quarrying), storage and sale of sand and gravel; stockpiling and disposal of land-clearing debris via controlled burning and grinding; and a green waste compost facility are permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 16 ha (new lots by subdivision)
- **Other rules:** Parking areas must be finished with a permeable surface

## Source

- [Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 (consolidated for convenience, November 2025), s. 4.10](https://bowenisland.civicweb.net/document/190971#page=67) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Bowen Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bowen-island/zoning/g3/_