---
title: "A1 zone in Coldstream: Agricultural Farm Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: A1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Coldstream: Agricultural Farm Zone

Accommodate residential and agricultural uses on large rural lots, typically within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate residential and agricultural uses on large rural lots, typically within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Agriculture, Hobby Farm; Agriculture, Intensive; Community Care, Minor; Manufactured Home; Public Utility; Single-Detached Dwelling; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Secondary Suite; Carriage House; Garden Suite; Agri-Tourism; Bed & Breakfast; Dog Kennel; Farm Retail; Gathering for an Event; Home-Based Business, Rural; Manufactured Home; On-Farm Processing; On-Farm Product Preparation; Temporary Farm Worker Housing (TFWH)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 2 Single-Detached Dwellings are permitted on Lot 1 Section 20 Township 6 Osoyoos Division Yale District Plan KAP17218, located at 10257 Ricardo Road.
- **Minimum lot area:** 10 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% for all buildings and structures (plus an extra 25% for greenhouses used for crop production); 10% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** 1 Single-Detached Dwelling with a Secondary Suite, and 1 Manufactured Home or 1 ADU (the Manufactured Home or detached ADU only on a lot 4 ha or greater)
- **Maximum height:** Residential use 11 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less; farm building 8 m or 2 storeys; ADU 8 m or 2 storeys; manufactured home 4.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory non-farm building)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 2 m (residential accessory building); 3 m between buildings
- **Other rules:** 9 m setback where a lot line abuts listed major roads (Aberdeen, North Aberdeen, Kalamalka, Ricardo, School, Warren and others); Onsite sewage setback from watercourses: 30 m (minor) and 150 m (major); Single-Detached Dwelling maximum floor area 500 m², including 90 m² for a Secondary Suite; Pan-handle lots not permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 401](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=73) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coldstream: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/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/coldstream/zoning/a1/_