AR zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Residential

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

In short

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

Zone rules

Main uses	Conditional Agriculture General Agriculture Manufactured Home Restricted Agriculture 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
Minimum lot area	0.2 ha (served by a community water system); 1 ha (all other uses)
Minimum lot width	25 m (minimum lot depth 50 m)
Maximum lot coverage	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
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	2 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 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
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) General agriculture is limited to lots within the Agricultural Land Reserve

Source: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 6.04 (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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