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A zone in Cranbrook: Agricultural Zone

Cranbrook, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Agricultural Zone: lands in the Agricultural Land Reserve designated for agricultural use.

Zone rules

PurposeAgricultural Zone: lands in the Agricultural Land Reserve designated for agricultural use.
Main usesUses of lands designated as Agricultural Land Reserve as specified by Provincial Regulations (Agricultural Land Reserve Subdivision and Land Use Regulation)
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory uses as specified by the Agricultural Land Reserve Subdivision and Land Use Regulation
Minimum lot area16.0 ha
Maximum lot coverage10% of the parcel
Maximum densityOne permitted use per parcel
Maximum height7.6 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings12.0 m
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback9.0 m
Interior side setback7.5 m (side yard)
Street side setback7.5 m (side yard)
Accessory building setbacksfront 7.5 m, rear 9.0 m, side 7.5 m; at least 1.0 m from a principal building
Other rules
  • Parcels under 16.0 ha existing when the land comes under the bylaw are deemed conforming
  • Animal buildings, pens, runs, troughs and manure piles must be at least 30.0 m from all lot lines

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3977, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 4258, adopted September 8, 2026), s. 7.30 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per Part (zone text is in Parts 7.03 to 7.32; each zone's source_url is its Part). The consolidation is for convenience purposes only and is not a legal document; the original bylaws prevail. Bylaw 4161, 2024 (June 10, 2024) replaced RS with R-1 and deleted the old R-1, RD, R-2, R-3A and CD-8 sections. The Part 7.01 file on the City's site still lists the old zone names, and the deleted Parts are not posted, so those zones are not listed here. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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