{"title":"A5 zone in Abbotsford: Agricultural and Farm Industrial Zone","code":"A5","slug":"a5","name":"Agricultural and Farm Industrial Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"250","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate agricultural uses and limited farm industrial uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate agricultural uses and limited farm industrial uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Agricultural Uses and complementary"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in the A1 zone (Section 210.1.1)","Farm Industrial","Growing Medium Manufacturer Use"],"quotes":["a. All Uses permitted in Section 210.1.1 of the A1 Zone","b. Farm Industrial","c. Growing Medium Manufacturer Use"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["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)"],"quotes":["a. All Uses permitted in Section 210.1.2 of the A1 Zone","a. All Uses permitted in Section 210.1.3 of the A1 Zone"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Same as the A1 zone (Section 210.5.1 applies)","quotes":["a. The provisions of 210.5.1 contained in the A1"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Same as the A1 zone (Section 210.3.2 applies)","quotes":["i. The provisions of Section 210.3.2 contained in the"]},"max_density":{"value":"Same as the A1 zone (Sections 210.7 to 210.9 apply by use)","quotes":["a. The provisions set out by Use in Sections 210.7 to 210.9"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.2 m for Farm Industrial and Growing Medium Manufacturer Use; other uses as in the A1 zone (Section 210.3.2)","quotes":["i. 12.2 m for Farm Industrial","ii. 12.2 m for Growing Medium Manufacturer Use; and"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m from an exterior lot line (buildings used for Farm Industrial); other buildings follow A1 Section 210.4","quotes":["a. 4.5 m from an Exterior Lot Line;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m from an interior lot line (buildings used for Farm Industrial); other buildings follow A1 Section 210.4","quotes":["b. 0.0 m from an Interior Lot Line; and"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m from an exterior lot line (buildings used for Farm Industrial)","quotes":["a. 4.5 m from an Exterior Lot Line;"]},"other":{"value":["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)"],"quotes":["a. not exceed 3.0 m in Height;","b. be set back no less than 6.0 m from all Lot lines;","e. not cover more than 20% of the Lot area.","2 All Permitted Uses shall comply with the provisions of Section 210.7 to"]}},"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/2014b2400250#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/a5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/a5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}