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A4 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural and Produce Processing Zone

Abbotsford, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeAccommodate agricultural uses and limited produce processing uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.
Main uses
  • All uses permitted in the A1 zone (Section 210.1.1)
  • Produce 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 areaSame as the A1 zone (Section 210.5.1 applies)
Maximum lot coverageProduce Processing plus non-agricultural uses accessory to it: 0.8 ha; otherwise as in the A1 zone (Section 210.3.2)
Maximum densitySame as the A1 zone (Sections 210.7 to 210.9 apply by use)
Maximum height12.2 m for Produce Processing; otherwise as in the A1 zone (Section 210.3.2)
Front setback3.0 m from an exterior lot line (buildings used for Produce Processing); other buildings follow A1 Section 210.4
Interior side setback3.0 m from an interior lot line (buildings used for Produce Processing); other buildings follow A1 Section 210.4
Street side setback3.0 m from an exterior lot line (buildings used for Produce Processing)
Other rules
  • Offices, display or sales may take up no more than 10% of the Gross Floor Area of a Produce Processing use
  • Unenclosed storage must be under 3.0 m high, set back at least 6.0 m from all lot lines, fenced 1.8 m high, on a dust-free surface and cover no more than 20% of the lot
  • Other 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. 240 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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