---
title: "F-1 zone in Ladysmith: Forestry"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: F-1
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/f-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/f-1.json"
---

# F-1 zone in Ladysmith: Forestry

Accommodate small-scale woodlot operations.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate small-scale woodlot operations.
- **Main uses:** Silviculture, excluding sawmilling and all Manufacturing and dry land log sorting operations; Primary Processing of Gravel
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Single Unit Dwelling; Secondary Suite; Caretaker Dwelling Unit; Home Based Business
- **Minimum lot area:** 20 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30.0 percent (principal and accessory buildings)
- **Maximum height:** 15 metres to the highest point of the roof; 7.5 metres for a Single Unit Dwelling
- **Front setback:** 30.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 15.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 15.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 30.0 metres
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 metres, interior side 3.0 metres, exterior side 4.5 metres, rear 7.5 metres

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 15.1](https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=153) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Ladysmith: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/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/ladysmith/zoning/f-1/_