---
title: "G5 zone in Kitimat: Forestry Zone Regulations"
place: Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kitimat
zone: G5
bylaw: "Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/g5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/zoning/g5.json"
---

# G5 zone in Kitimat: Forestry Zone Regulations

Main uses: Agriculture, Forestry, including harvesting, tree planting, and portable sawmills, Detached Residence with not more than two dwelling units, Temporary Uses.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Forestry, including harvesting, tree planting, and portable sawmills; Detached Residence with not more than two dwelling units; Temporary Uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and Breakfast; Home business address; Home occupation; Temporary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 5 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.1
- **Front setback:** 9 m or more
- **Rear setback:** 9 m or more
- **Interior side setback:** 9 m or more
- **Other rules:** Any yard opposite to or abutting a residential zone must include a 2 m wide landscaped buffer

## Source

- [Kitimat Municipal Code, consolidated to January 1, 2026 (Part 9 Planning, Divisions 4 to 7: residential, commercial, industrial and greenbelt zones), s. 9.7, Subdivision 10](https://docs.kitimat.ca/docs/kitimatmunicipalcode-consolidated-20260101.pdf#page=512) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Kitimat: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kitimat/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/kitimat/zoning/g5/_