{"title":"EV zone in Chilliwack: Ecovillage","code":"EV","slug":"ev","name":"Ecovillage","group":"Rural","section":"7.08","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Child Care Facility, Club Or Lodge, Convenience Commercial, Cultural Facility, Duplex, and 8 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Child Care Facility","Club Or Lodge","Convenience Commercial","Cultural Facility","Duplex","Indoor Recreation","Outdoor Recreation","Religious Assembly","Restricted Agriculture","School","Single Detached Dwelling","Theatre","Townhouse"],"quotes":["CHILD CARE FACILITY","CLUB OR LODGE","CONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL","CULTURAL FACILITY","DUPLEX","INDOOR RECREATION","OUTDOOR RECREATION","RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY","RESTRICTED AGRICULTURE","SCHOOL","SINGLE DETACHED DWELLING","THEATRE","TOWNHOUSE"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Cottage Industry","Farm Retail Sales","Off-Street Parking","Rural Ancillary Uses","Supportive Recovery Home"],"quotes":["BOARDING","COTTAGE INDUSTRY","FARM RETAIL SALES","OFF-STREET PARKING","RURAL ANCILLARY USES","SUPPORTIVE RECOVERY HOME"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.72 ha (Parcel 1); 7.5 ha (Parcel 2)","quotes":["(a) Parcel 1 0.72ha","(b) Parcel 2 7.5ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"17.5 (no unit shown in the bylaw); minimum lot depth 30 m","quotes":["(a) All Uses 17.5 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% (residential use); animal enclosures 100 m²","quotes":["(a) RESIDENTIAL USE 20%","(b) ANIMAL ENCLOSURES 100m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"A maximum of 37 dwelling units (Parcel 1: 4; Parcel 2: 33); floor area ratio 0.4","quotes":["(a) A maximum of 37 DUs","(i) Parcel 1: Maximum 4 DUs (All uses)","(ii) Parcel 2: Maximum 33 DUs (All uses except AGRICULTURAL SALES, CONVENIENCE","(a) 0.4"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (residential use); 7.5 m (convenience commercial, religious assembly, theatre, school, cultural facility, indoor recreation, child care facility, club or lodge); agricultural buildings: no limit","quotes":["(b) RESIDENTIAL USE 10m","THEATRE, SCHOOL, CULTURAL FACILITY, INDOOR 7.5m","(a) Agricultural BUILDINGS N/A"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6 m (rural ancillary uses); 3 m (roadside stand)","quotes":["(d) RURAL ANCILLARY USES 6m","(c) ROADSIDE STAND 3m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (all other uses)","quotes":["(e) All other uses 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (all other uses)","quotes":["(e) All other uses 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m (all other uses)","quotes":["(e) All other uses 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (all other uses)","quotes":["(e) All other uses 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Animal enclosure (10 m² or less): 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 7.5 m, interior side 3 m, exterior side 7.5 m; manure storage: 30 m all sides; roadside stand: front 3 m, rear 7.5 m, sides 3 m","quotes":["(a) ANIMAL ENCLOSURE (10m2 or less) 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m","(d) RURAL ANCILLARY USE 7.5m 7.5m 3m 7.5m","(b) Manure storage FACILITY 30m 30m 30m 30m","(c) ROADSIDE STAND 3m 7.5m 3m 3m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units and animal enclosures must be at least 15 m apart; residential structures on the same lot or strata must be at least 3 m apart","Accommodation for the travelling public and seasonal farm workers is limited to 20 sleeping units; outdoor recreation is limited to a guest ranch","Religious assembly, theatre, school, cultural facility, indoor recreation, child care facility and club or lodge are limited to 30 non-residents","Rural ancillary or cottage industry use is limited to 1 (100 m² area) per dwelling unit"],"quotes":["minimum separation","distance of 15m.","development, the minimum separation between said STRUCTURES shall be 3m.","restricted to 20 SLEEPING UNITS maximum.","(i) guest ranch.","restricted to a maximum capacity of 30 non-","shall not exceed 1 (100m2 area) per DU."]}},"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=108","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/ev/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ev.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ev.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}