---
title: "EV zone in Chilliwack: Ecovillage"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: EV
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ev/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ev.json"
---

# EV zone in Chilliwack: Ecovillage

Main uses: Child Care Facility, Club Or Lodge, Convenience Commercial, Cultural Facility, Duplex, and 8 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Cottage Industry; Farm Retail Sales; Off-Street Parking; Rural Ancillary Uses; Supportive Recovery Home
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.72 ha (Parcel 1); 7.5 ha (Parcel 2)
- **Minimum lot width:** 17.5 (no unit shown in the bylaw); minimum lot depth 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% (residential use); animal enclosures 100 m²
- **Maximum density:** A maximum of 37 dwelling units (Parcel 1: 4; Parcel 2: 33); floor area ratio 0.4
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (rural ancillary uses); 3 m (roadside stand)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (all other uses)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (all other uses)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (all other uses)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (all other uses)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 7.08](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=108) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Chilliwack: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/ev/_