---
title: "A-1 zone in Fort St. John: Agricultural"
place: Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/fort-st-john
zone: A-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/a-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/zoning/a-1.json"
---

# A-1 zone in Fort St. John: Agricultural

Agricultural parcels within the City.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agricultural parcels within the City.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Single-Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Home Occupation – Business; Home Occupation – Office; Detached Suite; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 5.0 ha for new subdivisions; 1.0 ha for Rem Lot 1, Plan PGPG40616 and Rem Lot A, Plan 9780 and their subdivisions
- **Maximum lot coverage:** N/A
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units on a parcel connected to municipal services
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum width of principal dwelling 4.8 m; Maximum 3 residential buildings per parcel; Only one principal dwelling per parcel in the Agricultural Land Reserve unless the Agricultural Land Commission permits more

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2470, 2019 (Consolidated Version, listing amendments up to Bylaw 2573, 2022), s. 7.0](https://www.fortstjohn.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw#page=82) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Fort St. John: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fort-st-john/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/fort-st-john/zoning/a-1/_