---
title: "OR zone in Chilliwack: Outdoor Recreation"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: OR
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/or/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/or.json"
---

# OR zone in Chilliwack: Outdoor Recreation

Main uses: Boarding, General Agriculture, Manufactured Home, Outdoor Recreation, Single Detached Dwelling, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Boarding; General Agriculture; Manufactured Home; Outdoor Recreation; Single Detached Dwelling; Supportive Recovery Home
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Home Occupation; Accessory Dwelling Unit; Cottage Industry; Farm Retail Sales; Off-Street Parking; Rural Ancillary Use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** A retreat in the form of a monastery or convent is permitted only at PID 030-142-652, Lot 1 District Lot 340 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan EPP66276
- **Minimum lot area:** 2ha where land is excluded from the ALR or approved for subdivision within the ALR under the Agricultural Land Commission Act
- **Minimum lot width:** 25m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% (buildings for agriculture and outdoor recreation); 40% (all other buildings)
- **Maximum density:** 1 structure for principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** 15m
- **Front setback:** 7.5m (residential use and other buildings)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5m (residential use and other buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** 3m (residential use); 6m (other buildings)
- **Street side setback:** 6m (residential use and other buildings)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** animal enclosure or rural ancillary use (not exceeding 100m²): 7.5m on all sides; animal enclosure (exceeding 100m²) and manure storage facility: 15m on all sides
- **Other rules:** Accessory dwelling units limited to secondary suite, manufactured home, park model trailer, coach house, garden suite; Summer camps must provide dormitories, bunkhouses, cabins or tents; commercial campgrounds follow the City's Campground Bylaw; General agriculture does not include an animal pound; No more than 2 unlicensed vehicles may be stored on a lot, unless screened on all sides or stored 50m or farther from all lot lines

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 9.14](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=181) (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/or/_