---
title: "A1 zone in Ashcroft: Agriculture 1"
place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ashcroft
zone: A1
bylaw: Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ashcroft/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Ashcroft: Agriculture 1

Main uses: Agricultural use, Aggregate extraction, Animal hospitals and kennels, Single detached dwelling, Exhibition or fair grounds, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agricultural use; Aggregate extraction; Animal hospitals and kennels; Single detached dwelling; Exhibition or fair grounds; Fruit and vegetable stands
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupations; Accessory dwelling unit; Attached suite; Short-term rental accommodations; Accessory buildings and structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 8 ha (new subdivisions)
- **Minimum lot width:** 50 m (new subdivisions)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 7.5 m from parcel line; 10 m from principal building; 6.0 m between accessory buildings used for residential purposes
- **Other rules:** On land in the Agricultural Land Reserve, the Agricultural Land Commission Act takes precedence over the zone rules; Maximum 1 principal building; Maximum total floor area for a principal residence in the Agricultural Land Reserve: 500 m²; Accessory dwelling unit maximum total floor area in the Agricultural Land Reserve: 90 m² (parcels 40 ha or less); 186 m² (parcels greater than 40 ha)

## Source

- [Village of Ashcroft Zoning Bylaw No. 890, 2026, s. 5](https://ashcroftbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Bylaw-No.-890-2026-Village-of-Ashcroft-Zoning-Bylaw.pdf#page=38) (read 2026-11-08)

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