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title: "A1 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural One Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: A1
bylaw: Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural One Zone

Accommodate agricultural uses and complementary activities consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate agricultural uses and complementary activities consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural Use; Boarding House; Single Detached Dwelling; Residential Care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 8.0 ha for lots created by subdivision (several exceptions apply)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35%; greenhouse structures may add 25% (to 60% maximum), or 40% (to 75% maximum) with an irrigation water recirculation system
- **Maximum density:** One Secondary Suite per Lot; one Accessory Farm Dwelling Unit per Lot; one Full-Time Farm Worker Residence per Lot
- **Maximum height:** Single Detached Dwelling: three Storeys; agricultural buildings 15.0 m (grain bins 46.0 m, silos 34.0 m, shipping containers 6.0 m)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m for other non-agricultural accessory buildings or structures
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from an exterior lot line (Single Detached Dwelling)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m from an interior lot line (Single Detached Dwelling)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m from an exterior lot line (Single Detached Dwelling)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 210](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400210#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Abbotsford: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/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/abbotsford/zoning/a1/_