{"title":"ALR zone in Comox: Agriculture","code":"ALR","slug":"alr","name":"Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural uses on lands located within the Agricultural Land Reserve.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural uses on lands located within the Agricultural Land Reserve.","quotes":["This zone is intended to accommodate agricultural","ALR Agriculture uses on lands located within the Agricultural Land"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Aquaculture, Land-Based","Dwelling Units","Kennel Facility","Plant Nursery"],"quotes":["(b) Agriculture P1 P","(e) Aquaculture, Land-Based P --","(p) Dwelling Units P S","(x) Kennel Facility P --","(cc) Plant Nursery P --"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Buildings and Structures","Agriculture, Urban","Care Facility, Child","Care Facility, Community","Care Facility, Licence-Not-Required","Coach Houses","Farmer’s Market","Home Occupation, Minor","Home Occupation, Major","Home Occupation, Bed and Breakfast Accommodation","Home Occupation, Vacation Rental Accommodation","Mobile Vending","Recreation Facilities, Outdoor","Retail Sales","Secondary Suites","Veterinary Services, Minor"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory Buildings and Structures S S","(c) Agriculture, Urban S S","(j) Care Facility, Child S S","(k) Care Facility, Community S S","(l) Care Facility, Licence-Not-Required S S","(m) Coach Houses S S","(s) Farmer’s Market S2 S","(i) Minor S S","(ii) Major S S","(iii) Bed and Breakfast","(iv) Vacation Rental","(z) Mobile Vending S3 S3","(ee) Recreation Facilities, Outdoor S S","(ff) Retail Sales S P","(gg)Secondary Suites S S","(hh)Veterinary Services, Minor S --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Subdivision only in accordance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act and its regulations","quotes":["(a) Minimum Lot Area n/a 1 n/a","Subdivision shall only be permitted in accordance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act and its"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["(a) Maximum Lot Coverage 50% n/a"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 principal dwelling unit per lot; 2 secondary dwelling units per lot (1 secondary unit for lots under 1.0 hectare not serviced by community water and sanitary systems)","quotes":["(b) Maximum (i) Principal 1 per lot","Units (ii) Secondary 2 per lot 1","A maximum of one secondary dwelling unit is permitted for lots that are smaller than 1.0 hectare in"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (30.0 m for intensive agricultural buildings and structures)","quotes":["(b) Minimum Front Setback 7.5 m 1 n/a","Buildings and structures used for intensive agricultural uses including but not limited to livestock","storage, and silos shall have a minimum setback of 30.0 metres."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (30.0 m for intensive agricultural buildings and structures)","quotes":["(c) Minimum Rear Setback 7.5 m 1 n/a","Buildings and structures used for intensive agricultural uses including but not limited to livestock","storage, and silos shall have a minimum setback of 30.0 metres."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (30.0 m for intensive agricultural buildings and structures)","quotes":["(d) Minimum Side Setback 4.5 m 1 n/a","Buildings and structures used for intensive agricultural uses including but not limited to livestock","storage, and silos shall have a minimum setback of 30.0 metres."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m (30.0 m for intensive agricultural buildings and structures)","quotes":["(e) Minimum Exterior Side Setback 7.5 m 1 n/a","Buildings and structures used for intensive agricultural uses including but not limited to livestock","storage, and silos shall have a minimum setback of 30.0 metres."]},"other":{"value":["Buildings housing horses are limited to a maximum of 40.0 permanent stalls","Farmer’s markets only to supplement a principal agriculture use on the same lot, with at least 50% of items farm products produced on site and a maximum area of 300.0 square metres","Mobile vending only where secondary to a farmer’s market","Minimum corner cut-off setback is 1.0 m"],"quotes":["A building or structure used to shelter or board horses shall be limited to a maximum of 40.0","• a minimum of 50% of all items being sold comprise farm products produced on site; and","• the maximum area occupied by the farmer’s market is 300.0 square metres.","Mobile vending is only permitted where secondary to a farmer’s market.","(f) Minimum Corner Cut-Off Setback 1.0 m 1.0 m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2056 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Replaces Zoning Bylaw No. 1850 (adopted early 2026). Zones in Sections 9 to 15 share tables, so those zones all point to their whole section's line range; only the CD zones (Section 16) have their own ranges."},"source_url":"https://www.comox.ca/sites/default/files/2026-09/Consolidated%20Bylaw%202056%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw_at%20July8%202026%20%281%29.pdf#page=118","place":{"path":"ca/bc/comox","name":"Comox","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/alr/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/alr.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/alr.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/comox/zoning/index.json"}}