AL zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Lowland

Chilliwack, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Conditional Agriculture, General Agriculture, Manufactured Home, Single Detached Dwelling.

Zone rules

Main uses	Conditional Agriculture General Agriculture 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	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
Minimum lot area	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)
Minimum lot width	25 m
Maximum lot coverage	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
Maximum density	1 structure for principal residential use per lot
Maximum height	10 m (residential use); no limit for agricultural buildings
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; 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
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. 6.01 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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