---
title: "FSG zone in Cumberland: Forest Stewardship Greenway"
place: Cumberland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/cumberland
zone: FSG
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/fsg/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/zoning/fsg.json"
---

# FSG zone in Cumberland: Forest Stewardship Greenway

Forest management with associated residential uses and low-impact recreation in forested areas outside the Urban Containment Boundary.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Forest management with associated residential uses and low-impact recreation in forested areas outside the Urban Containment Boundary.
- **Main uses:** Care Facility, Child; Care Facility, Community; Dwelling Units; Park; Plant Nursery; Silviculture
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Agriculture, Urban; Care Facility, Licence-Not-Required; Sawmill; Home Occupation (Minor); Home Occupation (Standard); Home Occupation (Major) (A sawmill is only permitted when secondary to a silviculture operation.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 60.0 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of lot perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% (residential uses); 30% (silviculture and sawmill); 25% (all other uses)
- **Maximum density:** 2 per lot or 0.024 per ha, whichever is less
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m
- **Front setback:** 30.5 m (Buildings and structures for silviculture must be at least 50.0 m from any dwelling unit and from lots in a Residential or Mixed-Use zone.)
- **Rear setback:** 30.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 30.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 30.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 30.5 m (front, rear, side and exterior side)
- **Other rules:** Each additional detached dwelling unit: maximum floor area 100.0 m²; Accessory buildings: combined maximum floor area 100.0 m²; those serving a residential use must be within 20.0 m of the principal building; Silviculture buildings and structures must be at least 50.0 m from any dwelling unit and from lots in a Residential or Mixed-Use zone; Greenhouses ancillary to silviculture are exempt from lot coverage

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1238, 2025 (consolidated July 27, 2026), s. 14.1](https://cumberland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Bylaw-1238-consolidated_27Jul2026_nav.pdf#page=119) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Cumberland: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/cumberland/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/cumberland/zoning/fsg/_