{"title":"AL zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Lowland","code":"AL","slug":"al","name":"Agricultural Lowland","group":"Agricultural","section":"6.01","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Conditional Agriculture, General Agriculture, Manufactured Home, Single Detached Dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Conditional Agriculture","General Agriculture","Manufactured Home","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["CONDITIONAL AGRICULTURE","GENERAL AGRICULTURE","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":["An anaerobic digester is permitted only on PID 018-834-043, Lot 2 District LOTs 83 and 263 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan LMP17679"],"quotes":["An Anaerobic Digester shall be permitted only within the property identified as PID: 018-834-043,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"7.5 ha (land excluded or exempted from the ALR, or approved for subdivision within the ALR); 1 ha (created by boundary adjustment for more efficient use of farmland or buildings); 0.2 ha (homesite severance or boundary adjustment approved by the ALC)","quotes":["7.5ha","1ha","0.2ha","(a) If land is excluded or exempted from the ALR; or, approved for"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m","quotes":["All Uses 25m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Farm home plate: 4000 m² (principal residential use), 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":["Principal RESIDENTIAL USE 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); no limit for agricultural buildings","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 10m","Agricultural BUILDINGS N/A"]},"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":["SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING 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; manufactured home: front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 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","MANUFACTURED HOME 7.5m 7.5m 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=78","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/al/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/al.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/al.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}