---
title: "A1 zone in Burnaby: Agriculture District"
place: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/burnaby
zone: A1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Burnaby: Agriculture District

Agricultural and other secondary and accessory uses on lands inside and outside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR); ALR lands are also subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agricultural and other secondary and accessory uses on lands inside and outside the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR); ALR lands are also subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Community Garden; Park (Agriculture counts as a principal use if it occupies at least 30% of the lot area.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Agri-Tourism; Animal Care; Assembly and Entertainment; Retail; Agricultural Processing; Boarding Use; Home-Based Child Care Facility; Home Occupation; Restaurant; Secondary Suites; Short-Term Rental; Single Family Dwelling; Other Accessory Buildings, Structures, and Uses (Some are listed as secondary uses and others as accessory uses; uses and conditions differ for ALR and non-ALR lots.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 5,000 m² outside the ALR; 220,000 m² within the ALR (by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 37 m outside the ALR; 114 m within the ALR (by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Single family dwellings and accessory buildings: 250 m² total of all buildings, 60 m² total of detached accessory buildings; structures required for farm operations: unrestricted
- **Maximum density:** A maximum of one single family dwelling per lot, which may contain one secondary suite
- **Maximum height:** Single family dwelling and accessory buildings: principal building 10.5 m and 2.5 storeys; structures required for farm operations: 15 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.0 m and 1 storey
- **Front setback:** Single family dwellings and accessory buildings: minimum 3.0 m, maximum 9.0 m; farm structures: 3.0 m (street yard)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m (interior rear yard and lane yard)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** Street yard: minimum 3.0 m, maximum 9.0 m for dwellings and accessory buildings; 3.0 m for farm structures
- **Other rules:** Maximum gross floor area for single family dwellings and accessory buildings: 500 m² total of all buildings (farm structures unrestricted); Buildings housing farm animals must be at least 10 m from all lot lines; mushroom growing, cannabis production facilities and silos at least 24 m; Farm stands up to 30 m² allowed on non-ALR lots; Max 5 dogs or livestock for non-ALR animal care

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2026 (Bylaw No. 14815), consolidated version without schedules, s. 6.1](https://www.burnaby.ca/sites/default/files/acquiadam/2026-07/Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated-Without-Schedules.pdf#page=82) (read 2026-11-07)

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