{"title":"A3 zone in Tofino: Forest Rural District","code":"A3","slug":"a3","name":"Forest Rural District","group":"Rural","section":"Part 16","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Retention of undeveloped forest lands as rural holdings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Retention of undeveloped forest lands as rural holdings.","quotes":["This District provides for the retention of undeveloped forest lands as rural holdings."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single family dwellings (up to two per lot where the lot is twenty acres or greater)"],"note":"Not more than two dwellings are allowed on a lot of twenty acres or greater.","quotes":["Single family dwellings, provided that where the area of a lot is twenty acres or","greater, not more than two such dwellings may be located on one lot."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Arboreta, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges and similar uses","Harvesting of wild crops","Forestry activity including primary processing of trees harvested from the property","Farming","Home Occupations","One Caretakers Cottage or One Secondary Suite","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Arboreta, botanical gardens, wildlife refuges and similar uses;","Harvesting of wild crops;","Forestry activity including primary processing of trees harvested from the property;","Farming;","Home Occupations;","One Caretakers Cottage or One Secondary Suite; and,","Accessory buildings and uses."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 hectares (9.9 acres)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum area of 4 hectares (9.9 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"100.6 m (330 feet)","quotes":["Each lot shall have a minimum width of 100.6 metres (330 feet)."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% of the lot area","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 20% of lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than two storeys","quotes":["The maximum height of a principal building shall not exceed 10.4 metres (34 feet) nor two"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (25 feet)","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 metres (25 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m (30 feet)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 9 metres (30 feet) in depth shall be provided."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (15 feet) on each side","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 4.5 metres (15 feet) in width shall be provided on each"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)","url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's consolidated version is for convenience only and should be read with the complete document. The District also links the same file at https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/1425. Zones are numbered as Parts (for example Part 41E); Parts 40 to 43 are site-specific comprehensive development zones."},"source_url":"https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=69","place":{"path":"ca/bc/tofino","name":"Tofino","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/a3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/a3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/a3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/index.json"}}