Updates to Zoning on the Sunshine Coast

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One of the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) current zoning bylaws - Bylaw 310 was adopted over 30 years ago. The Sunshine Coast has since grown and changed significantly, and many of the Bylaw’s regulations have become outdated and unsuitable for current conditions. An update is needed to ensure the Bylaw aligns with renewed community goals as well as provincial and federal legislations.


Initial Changes

The new Zoning Bylaw 722 incorporates initial updates and provides opportunities to address urgent community needs that have emerged in recent years. These include:

Secondary suites permitted. Bigger auxiliary dwelling units such as carriage house or garden cottage: size increased from 592 ft2 (55 m2) to 969 ft2 (90 m2)

Climate change adaptation. Support for energy efficient buildings, green roofs, solar panels and wind turbines.

A mini-farm in your backyard. Beekeeping and chickens permitted, along with your own farm stand in some areas.

Support for home-based businesses, a growing trend, particularly through COVID.


Take a deeper dive

The updates outlined above are the first steps in the process of renewing a bylaw that is decades old. Further information can be found on the right panel, including...

cDetails on upcoming public meetings

A A timeline for the project

Copies of the existing bylaw and the proposed new bylaw

Contact for staff members involved in this project


News Release

The new Zoning Bylaw No. 722 will be considered for adoption by the SCRD Board on October 13, 2022.

While largely based on the existing Zoning Bylaw No. 310, the new bylaw puts forward new regulations in key areas such as housing, residential agriculture and home-based business, and provides a new more user-friendly format, with expanded definitions.

Read more about the major differences in this new zoning bylaw here (see the last item on the right panel on this page).

If you are preparing for construction or development of land, or thinking about housing design and options, starting a home-based business, or keeping livestock and growing food on your property, please get in touch with SCRD Planning & Development staff to learn about how the new bylaw may affect your plans.

Read the full bylaw here: https://www.scrd.ca/files/File/Administration/Agendas/2022/2022-OCT-13%20BRD%20Agenda%20Package.pdf#page=43

One of the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) current zoning bylaws - Bylaw 310 was adopted over 30 years ago. The Sunshine Coast has since grown and changed significantly, and many of the Bylaw’s regulations have become outdated and unsuitable for current conditions. An update is needed to ensure the Bylaw aligns with renewed community goals as well as provincial and federal legislations.


Initial Changes

The new Zoning Bylaw 722 incorporates initial updates and provides opportunities to address urgent community needs that have emerged in recent years. These include:

Secondary suites permitted. Bigger auxiliary dwelling units such as carriage house or garden cottage: size increased from 592 ft2 (55 m2) to 969 ft2 (90 m2)

Climate change adaptation. Support for energy efficient buildings, green roofs, solar panels and wind turbines.

A mini-farm in your backyard. Beekeeping and chickens permitted, along with your own farm stand in some areas.

Support for home-based businesses, a growing trend, particularly through COVID.


Take a deeper dive

The updates outlined above are the first steps in the process of renewing a bylaw that is decades old. Further information can be found on the right panel, including...

cDetails on upcoming public meetings

A A timeline for the project

Copies of the existing bylaw and the proposed new bylaw

Contact for staff members involved in this project


News Release

The new Zoning Bylaw No. 722 will be considered for adoption by the SCRD Board on October 13, 2022.

While largely based on the existing Zoning Bylaw No. 310, the new bylaw puts forward new regulations in key areas such as housing, residential agriculture and home-based business, and provides a new more user-friendly format, with expanded definitions.

Read more about the major differences in this new zoning bylaw here (see the last item on the right panel on this page).

If you are preparing for construction or development of land, or thinking about housing design and options, starting a home-based business, or keeping livestock and growing food on your property, please get in touch with SCRD Planning & Development staff to learn about how the new bylaw may affect your plans.

Read the full bylaw here: https://www.scrd.ca/files/File/Administration/Agendas/2022/2022-OCT-13%20BRD%20Agenda%20Package.pdf#page=43