{"title":"R zone in Chilliwack: Rural","code":"R","slug":"r","name":"Rural","group":"Rural","section":"7.01","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Conditional Agriculture, Restricted Agriculture, Manufactured Home, Single Detached Dwelling.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Conditional Agriculture","Restricted Agriculture","Manufactured Home","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["CONDITIONAL AGRICULTURE","RESTRICTED 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":"1 ha (created by boundary adjustment); 4 ha (all other uses)","quotes":["Where created by BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT 1ha","All other uses 4ha"]},"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; animal enclosure 100 m²","quotes":["230m2, of which no more than 150m2","ANIMAL ENCLOSURE 100m2"]},"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); 15 m (agricultural buildings)","quotes":["RESIDENTIAL USE 10m","Agricultural BUILDINGS 15m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.5 m (detached accessory dwelling unit); 6 m (rural ancillary use)","quotes":["Detached ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT 6.5m","RURAL ANCILLARY USE 6m"]},"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":["A structure with a principal residential use must be at least 6 m wide overall, excluding additions and projections","Accessory dwelling units are limited to secondary suite, coach house, garden suite, manufactured home or park model trailer"],"quotes":["of at least 6m, excluding additions and projections.","An ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT shall be limited to the following types:","COACH HOUSE","GARDEN SUITE","PARK MODEL TRAILER."]}},"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=94","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/r/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/index.json"}}