{"title":"AU zone in Chilliwack: Agricultural Upland","code":"AU","slug":"au","name":"Agricultural Upland","group":"Agricultural","section":"6.02","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"]},"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":"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":["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":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 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; 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","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","Animal enclosures with exhaust fans: fans at least 30 m from adjacent lot lines (15 m with a 6 m farm-side buffer and solid fencing)"],"quotes":["An ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT shall be limited to the following types:","COACH HOUSE","GARDEN SUITE","PARK MODEL TRAILER.","shall be SETBACK a minimum of 30m from adjacent LOT LINES; the SETBACK can","be reduced to 15m if the owner provides between the ANIMAL ENCLOSURE and the adjacent"]}},"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=81","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/au/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/au.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/au.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}