{"title":"A1 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural One Zone","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Agricultural One Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"210","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate agricultural uses and complementary activities consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate agricultural uses and complementary activities consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Agricultural Uses and complementary activities"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Use","Boarding House","Single Detached Dwelling","Residential Care"],"quotes":["a. Agricultural Use","b. Boarding House","c. Single Detached Dwelling","d. Residential Care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory to Agricultural Use: Accessory Cannabis Processing - Level 1, Agri-Tourism, Farm Alcohol Production Facility, Farm Product Processing - Level 1, Farm Retail Sales, Full-Time Farm Worker Residence, Gathering For An Event, Office, Temporary Farm Worker Housing","Accessory to Single Detached Dwelling: Accessory Farm Dwelling Unit, Short-Term Rental Accommodations, Boarding, Breeding and Boarding Kennel, Home Occupation - Level 3 (outside the ALR) or Level 4 (inside the ALR), Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["a. Accessory Cannabis Processing - Level 1","b. Agri-Tourism","c. Farm Alcohol Production Facility","d. Farm Product Processing - Level 1","e. Farm Retail Sales","f. Full-Time Farm Worker Residence","g. Gathering For An Event","h. Office","i. Temporary Farm Worker Housing","a. Accessory Farm Dwelling Unit","b. Short-Term Rental Accommodations (B/L 3670-2025)","c. Boarding","d. Breeding and Boarding Kennel","e. Home Occupation - Level 3, on a Lot outside the Agricultural Land Reserve","f. Home Occupation - Level 4, on a Lot within the Agricultural Land Reserve","g. Secondary Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Section 210.10 lists lot-specific allowances, e.g. Temporary Farm Worker Housing on PID 010-430-717 (Lot 2 Section 1 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 18778, 320 Mt. Lehman Road); other PIDs also listed there"],"quotes":["210.10 Site Specific Permitted Uses, Building Types, Floor Space, Lot Sizes","i. PID 010-430-717"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8.0 ha for lots created by subdivision (several exceptions apply)","quotes":["a. parcels created through subdivision shall be a","minimum of 8.0 ha, except the minimum Lot size"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%; greenhouse structures may add 25% (to 60% maximum), or 40% (to 75% maximum) with an irrigation water recirculation system","quotes":["i. 35%;","(1) an additional 25% Lot Coverage, to a maximum of","60%, is permitted for greenhouse Structures; or","(2) an additional 40% Lot Coverage, to a maximum","of 75%, is permitted for greenhouse Structures"]},"max_density":{"value":"One Secondary Suite per Lot; one Accessory Farm Dwelling Unit per Lot; one Full-Time Farm Worker Residence per Lot","quotes":["a. Density shall be limited to one Secondary Suite per Lot.","i. be limited to one such Use per Lot;","b. Density shall be limited to one Full-Time Farm Worker Residence per Lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"Single Detached Dwelling: three Storeys; agricultural buildings 15.0 m (grain bins 46.0 m, silos 34.0 m, shipping containers 6.0 m)","quotes":["iii. Single Detached Dwelling - three Storeys","(1) grain bins - 46.0 m","(2) silos - 34.0 m","(3) Shipping Containers - 6.0 m","(4) All other Buildings and Structures - 15.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 m for other non-agricultural accessory buildings or structures","quotes":["v. all other non-agricultural Accessory Buildings or","Structures - 7.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m from an exterior lot line (Single Detached Dwelling)","quotes":["a. Single Detached Dwelling - 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m from an interior lot line (Single Detached Dwelling)","quotes":["a. Single Detached Dwelling - 3.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m from an exterior lot line (Single Detached Dwelling)","quotes":["a. Single Detached Dwelling - 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory to a Single Detached Dwelling: 7.5 m from an exterior lot line, 3.0 m from an interior lot line; 1.5 m between two accessory buildings","quotes":["Single Detached Dwelling - 7.5 m","Single Detached Dwelling - 3.0 m","Structures - 1.5 m","b. Between two Accessory Buildings"]},"other":{"value":["Secondary Suite floor area may not exceed 100 m²","Agricultural buildings, animal housing and similar uses have their own, larger setbacks in the Section 210.4 table","Accessory Farm Dwelling Unit needs a lot of at least 0.4 ha","Subject to Agricultural Land Commission rules"],"quotes":["c. The size of a Secondary Suite shall not exceed a floor area of 100 m2.","Siting Regulations Table for the A1 Zone","iii. only be permitted on a Lot with a minimum area of 0.4 ha;","Several Zoning Bylaw provisions"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation","url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/content/coa/coabylaws/z/zoning/?xsl=/templates/browse.xsl","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per section or zone in its Civix bylaw library (laws.abbotsford.ca); each zone below has its own source_url and its pdf_page is the page within that file. The text is described in the bylaw as an unofficial consolidation for convenience; no consolidation date is stated."},"source_url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400210#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}