{"title":"AC zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Commercial","code":"AC","slug":"ac","name":"Agricultural Commercial","group":"Agricultural","section":"6.05","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Conditional Agriculture, Commercial Agriculture, General Agriculture, Large Animal Veterinary, Manufactured Home, and 1 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Conditional Agriculture","Commercial Agriculture","General Agriculture","Large Animal Veterinary","Manufactured Home","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["CONDITIONAL AGRICULTURE","COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE","GENERAL AGRICULTURE","LARGE ANIMAL VETERINARY","MANUFACTURED HOME","SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling Unit","Accessory Home Occupation","Boarding","Cottage Industry","Farm Retail Sales","Rural Ancillary Uses","Supportive Recovery Home"],"quotes":["ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT","ACCESSORY HOME OCCUPATION","BOARDING","COTTAGE INDUSTRY","FARM RETAIL SALES","RURAL ANCILLARY USES","SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY HOME"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Non-farm uses approved by the ALC at 5840 Blackburn Road (#373/95); 5844 Blackburn Road (#458/2000); 49740 Chilliwack Central Road (#161/2007); 7697 Lickman Road (#226/2014); 7640 Lickman Road (#401/95; #256/2000); 7730 Old Orchard Road (#862/90); 7899 Prest Road (#136/96); 46520 Airport Road (#211/2004); 41750 No 3 Road (#387/2006); 47582 Yale Road (#71/2018); 10015 Young Road (#592/2002); 15496 and 43543 Yale Road (#1199/90); 11250, 49740 and 49760 Chilliwack Central Road (#806/74); 7665 Evans Road (#726/95); 6921 Chadsey Road (#559/2003); 48255 Chilliwack Central Road (#161/2007); 40874 Yale Road (#88/2018)"],"quotes":["The following properties have been approved for Non-Farm uses as set out in the specific ALC","5840 BLACKBURN ROAD","40874 YALE ROAD"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (land excluded or exempted from the ALR, or approved for subdivision within the ALR); 1 ha (boundary adjustment for more efficient use of farmland or buildings, served by a community water system); 0.2 ha (homesite severance approved by the ALC)","quotes":["2ha","1ha","0.2ha","(a) If land is excluded or exempted from the ALR; or, approved for"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m (minimum lot depth 50 m)","quotes":["All Uses 25m 50m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"All buildings and structures 20%; farm home plate 4000 m² (principal single detached dwelling or manufactured home) and 1000 m² (additional residential use); 230 m² for rural ancillary use or detached accessory dwelling unit, of which no more than 150 m² may be the detached accessory dwelling unit","quotes":["All BUILDINGS and STRUCTURES 20%","or MANUFACTURED HOME 4000m2","additional RESIDENTIAL USE 1000m2","230m2, of which no more than 150m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 structure for principal residential use per lot","quotes":["Shall not exceed 1 STRUCTURE for PRINCIPAL RESIDENTIAL USE per LOT"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (residential use); 15 m (agricultural buildings); 10 m (commercial agriculture); 10 m (farm retail sales)","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 10m","Agricultural BUILDINGS 15m","COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE 10m","FARM RETAIL SALES 10m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.5 m (detached accessory dwelling unit); 6 m (rural ancillary use); 3 m (roadside stand)","quotes":["Detached ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 6.5m","RURAL ANCILLARY USE 6m","ROADSIDE STAND 3m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"detached accessory dwelling unit: front 7.5 m, rear 3 m, interior side 3 m, exterior side 7.5 m; rural ancillary use: front 7.5 m, rear 3 m, interior side 3 m, exterior side 7.5 m; other agricultural buildings: front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, interior side 3 m, exterior side 7.5 m","quotes":["Detached ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 7.5m 3m 3m 7.5m","RURAL ANCILLARY 7.5m 3m 3m 7.5m","Other agricultural BUILDINGS 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory dwelling units are limited to secondary suite, coach house, garden suite, manufactured home or park model trailer","Dwellings must be within 70 m of the front or exterior side lot line (farm home plate within 80 m), or within 50 m of the rear lot line (farm home plate within 60 m) if the driveway is next to a lot line","Farm home plate requirements do not apply to lots under 0.8 ha (2 acres)"],"quotes":["An ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT shall be limited to the following types:","COACH HOUSE","GARDEN SUITE","PARK MODEL TRAILER.","shall be located farther than 70m from","located more than 80m from the FRONT or EXTERIOR SIDE LOT LINE","shall be located farther than 50m from","located more than 60m","FARM HOME PLATE requirements do not apply where a LOT is under 0.8ha (2 acres) in LOT AREA."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)","url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says the complete copy is provided for information purposes only and it is not responsible for its validity or completeness; a certified copy of the consolidated bylaw comes from Legislative Services."},"source_url":"https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=89","place":{"path":"ca/bc/chilliwack","name":"Chilliwack","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ac/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ac.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ac.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}