---
title: "AC zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Commercial"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: AC
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ac/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ac.json"
---

# AC zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Commercial

Main uses: Conditional Agriculture, Commercial Agriculture, General Agriculture, Large Animal Veterinary, Manufactured Home, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Conditional Agriculture; Commercial Agriculture; General Agriculture; Large Animal Veterinary; Manufactured Home; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Boarding; Cottage Industry; Farm Retail Sales; Rural Ancillary Uses; Supportive Recovery Home
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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)
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 m (minimum lot depth 50 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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
- **Maximum density:** 1 structure for principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (residential use); 15 m (agricultural buildings); 10 m (commercial agriculture); 10 m (farm retail sales)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.5 m (detached accessory dwelling unit); 6 m (rural ancillary use); 3 m (roadside stand)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 6.05](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=89) (read 2026-11-07)

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