---
title: "F1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Forestry 1"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: F1
bylaw: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/f1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/f1.json"
---

# F1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Forestry 1

Main uses: Forestry uses related to the production and harvesting of timber and other botanical forest products, Single-family dwellings, Duplexes constructed before July 31, 1990, Forestry research and education, Agriculture, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Forestry uses related to the production and harvesting of timber and other botanical forest products; Single-family dwellings; Duplexes constructed before July 31, 1990; Forestry research and education; Agriculture; Public service uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-based business use, subject to Section 3.13; Seasonal cottages, subject to Section 3.14
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** F1(a): minimum average lot area through subdivision is 2 ha and the minimum individual lot may be 0.6 ha (individual on-site sewage treatment system and adequate supply of potable water); F1(z): maximum of 72 lots within all lands zoned F1(z), F2(z), F1(a)(z), R(z) and RU1(z)
- **Minimum lot area:** 8 ha (individual on-site sewage treatment system and adequate supply of potable water); 0.6 ha on lands zoned F1(a)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10 per cent

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.6](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=90) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salt Spring Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-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/salt-spring-island/zoning/f1/_