{"title":"A1 zone in Fort St James: Agriculture","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"8.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow agricultural uses and restrict non-farm uses, in accordance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow agricultural uses and restrict non-farm uses, in accordance with the Agricultural Land Commission Act.","quotes":["The intent of the A1 zoning district is to allow agricultural uses and restrict non-farm uses in"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural use","Structures necessary for an agricultural use","Agritourism","Alcohol production, in accordance with the regulations of the Agricultural Land","Ecological reserve","Public Park, in accordance with the regulations of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use","Processing of farm products","Retail sales of farm products","Wildlife Management Area"],"quotes":["Agricultural use","Structures necessary for an agricultural use","Agritourism","Alcohol production, in accordance with the regulations of the Agricultural Land","Ecological reserve","Public Park, in accordance with the regulations of the Agricultural Land Reserve Use","Processing of farm products","Retail sales of farm products","Wildlife Management Area"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% of the lot area for greenhouses; 35% of the lot area for all other buildings and structures","quotes":["60% of the lot area for greenhouses; and","35% of the lot area for all other buildings and structures."]},"max_height":{"value":"15 m or three storeys, whichever is less (any structure)","quotes":["Maximum height of a structure is 15 metres or three storeys, whichever is less."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m from any building","quotes":["A front yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres in depth from any building."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m from any building","quotes":["A rear yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres in depth from any building"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m from any building","quotes":["A side yard shall not be less than 7.5 metres in depth from any building"]},"other":{"value":["No subdivision of land is permitted in the A1 zone","Lot area and frontage are listed as n/a","Lands in the Agricultural Land Reserve are subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act and its regulations","Permeable detention ponds and support structures for shading, frost, wind protection, netting or trellising are exempt from lot coverage limits"],"quotes":["There shall be no subdivision of land permitted in the A1 zone.","Lot area and frontage • n/a","all lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve are","Permeable detention ponds and support structures used for shading, frost, and wind protection,"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1101, 2025","url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The District's page posts the signed bylaw PDF; Schedule A-1 (the zoning districts map) is an image page in the PDF. No consolidation date is stated."},"source_url":"https://www.fortstjames.ca/sites/default/files/2026-03/1101%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20Signed.pdf#page=55","place":{"path":"ca/bc/fort-st-james","name":"Fort St James","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-james/zoning/index.json"}}