---
title: "FG zone in Princeton: Forestry Grazing"
place: Princeton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/princeton
zone: FG
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/fg/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/princeton/zoning/fg.json"
---

# FG zone in Princeton: Forestry Grazing

Accommodate forestry, grazing, agriculture, aquaculture, conservation, and limited residential uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate forestry, grazing, agriculture, aquaculture, conservation, and limited residential uses.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Bed and breakfast; Carriage house; Dyke and pumphouse and ancillary works; Fish farm; Forestry; Home industry; Intensive agriculture; Park, recreation reserve; Reserve area or habitat set apart for wildlife conservation; Single detached dwelling; Tree harvesting, silviculture
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suite; Accessory uses, buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (5 ac)
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m (195 ft)
- **Maximum density:** 0.3 units/ha (0.1 unit/ac); 1 single detached dwelling per parcel (not including agricultural employees accommodation)
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (32 ft)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m (25 ft)
- **Front setback:** 9 m (30 ft)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (30 ft)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (15 ft)
- **Street side setback:** 6 m (20 ft)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 9 m (30 ft), rear 9 m (30 ft), interior side 4.5 m (15 ft), exterior side 6 m (20 ft)
- **Other rules:** Intensive agriculture must be at least 150 m (492 ft) from a residential, commercial or institutional zone; Buildings with livestock must be at least 7.5 m (25 ft) from any property line and 12 m (39 ft) from any dwelling unit

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw Number 880, 2013 (consolidated for convenience, including amending bylaws up to and including Bylaw No. 1032, 2022), s. 9](https://princeton.civicweb.net/document/11311#page=39) (read 2026-11-08)

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