---
title: "A.1 zone in Armstrong: Agriculture"
place: Armstrong, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/armstrong
zone: A.1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/a-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/zoning/a-1.json"
---

# A.1 zone in Armstrong: Agriculture

Agricultural uses and other complementary uses suitable to an agricultural setting

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agricultural uses and other complementary uses suitable to an agricultural setting
- **Main uses:** Agricultural Fair and support services; Agriculture, General; Agriculture, Intensive; Dwelling unit; Greenhouses and plant nurseries; Medical Marihuana production facilities (on properties in the Agricultural Land Reserve); Parks
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings or Structures; Accessory Farm Sales (in the Agricultural Land Reserve); Agri-tourism Accommodation (in the Agricultural Land Reserve); Bed and Breakfast Homes; Care Facilities, minor; Home Occupations; Utility Services, minor impact; Wineries and Cideries (in the Agricultural Land Reserve)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m or 10% of the perimeter of the parcel, whichever is less
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Buildings and structures: 20% for apicultural use; 25% for tree, vine, field and forage crop buildings; 75% for greenhouses; 5% for agri-tourism accommodation; 35% for all other uses (excluding greenhouse use). With impermeable surfaces: 80% for greenhouses; 40% for all other uses
- **Maximum density:** Dwelling units: 2 per lot; 1 Accessory Farm Sales building per lot; 1 Agricultural Worker dwelling on parcels greater than 4 ha
- **Maximum height:** 9 m for dwelling units; 20 m for agricultural buildings; 12 m for medical marihuana production facilities
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8 m
- **Front setback:** 12 m
- **Rear setback:** 12 m
- **Interior side setback:** 12 m
- **Street side setback:** 12 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 30 m, rear 7.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m, interior side 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings for Intensive Agriculture must be at least 30.0 m from all property lines; Medical Marihuana Production Facilities: 60.0 m from lot lines abutting a Residential Zone, 30.0 m from lot lines abutting other zones, 15.0 m from wells and streams; Minimum 3 m separation between buildings/structures; Homesite severance lots and lots under 0.5 ha existing at bylaw adoption follow the R.1 zone rules

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1921, 2024 (consolidated for convenience only, with Bylaw No. 1928, 2024), s. 8.1](https://armstrong.civicweb.net/document/181358#page=50) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Armstrong: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/armstrong/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/armstrong/zoning/a-1/_