{"title":"AR zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Residential","code":"AR","slug":"ar","name":"Agricultural Residential","group":"Agricultural","section":"6.04","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Conditional Agriculture, General Agriculture, Manufactured Home, Restricted Agriculture, Single Detached Dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Conditional Agriculture","General Agriculture","Manufactured Home","Restricted Agriculture","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["CONDITIONAL AGRICULTURE","GENERAL AGRICULTURE","MANUFACTURED HOME","RESTRICTED AGRICULTURE","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"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.2 ha (served by a community water system); 1 ha (all other uses)","quotes":["Where such property is served by a COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM 0.2ha","All other uses 1ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m (minimum lot depth 50 m)","quotes":["All Uses 25m 50m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Farm home plate: 4000 m² (principal single detached dwelling or manufactured home), 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; animal enclosure 100 m²","quotes":["or MANUFACTURED HOME 4000m2","additional RESIDENTIAL USE 1000m2","230m2, of which no more than 150m2","ANIMAL ENCLOSURE 100m2"]},"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":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 2m 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 2m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 2m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 2m 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 2 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 2m 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)","General agriculture is limited to lots within the Agricultural Land Reserve"],"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.","(c) GENERAL AGRICULTURE uses shall be limited to LOTs located within the Agricultural Land"]}},"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=86","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/ar/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ar.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ar.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}