---
title: "A3 zone in Tofino: Forest Rural District"
place: Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/tofino
zone: A3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/a3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/zoning/a3.json"
---

# A3 zone in Tofino: Forest Rural District

Retention of undeveloped forest lands as rural holdings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Retention of undeveloped forest lands as rural holdings.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings (up to two per lot where the lot is twenty acres or greater) (Not more than two dwellings are allowed on a lot of twenty acres or greater.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 hectares (9.9 acres)
- **Minimum lot width:** 100.6 m (330 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% of the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 10.4 m (34 feet), and not more than two storeys
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (25 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m (30 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (15 feet) on each side

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 770, 1997 (consolidated for convenience only, updated April 4, 2024), s. Part 16](https://tofino.civicweb.net/document/157800#page=69) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Tofino: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tofino/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/tofino/zoning/a3/_