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title: "A3 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural and Resource Processing Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: A3
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/a3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a3.json"
---

# A3 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural and Resource Processing Zone

Accommodate agricultural uses and limited resource processing uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate agricultural uses and limited resource processing uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.
- **Main uses:** All uses permitted in the A1 zone (Section 210.1.1); Resource Processing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** All uses permitted in the A1 zone as accessory to an agricultural use (Section 210.1.2) or to a Single Detached Dwelling (Section 210.1.3)
- **Minimum lot area:** Same as the A1 zone (Section 210.5.1 applies)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Same as the A1 zone (Section 210.3.2 applies)
- **Maximum density:** Same as the A1 zone (Sections 210.7 to 210.9 apply by use)
- **Maximum height:** Same as the A1 zone (Section 210.3.2 applies)
- **Front setback:** 30.0 m from an exterior lot line (buildings used for Resource Processing); other buildings follow A1 Section 210.4
- **Interior side setback:** 15.0 m from an interior lot line (buildings used for Resource Processing); other buildings follow A1 Section 210.4
- **Street side setback:** 30.0 m from an exterior lot line (buildings used for Resource Processing)
- **Other rules:** Resource Processing buildings must be 30.0 m from all wells and the natural boundary of a watercourse; All permitted uses must follow the A1 zone use rules (Sections 210.7 to 210.9)

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 230](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400230#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/a3/_