{"title":"A-1 zone in Ladysmith: Primary Agriculture","code":"A-1","slug":"a-1","name":"Primary Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"14.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate farm operations on parcels located within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate farm operations on parcels located within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve.","quotes":["The purpose of the Primary Agriculture Zone is to accommodate farm operations on","Parcels located within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Farm Use","Single Unit Dwelling","Mobile Home","Horse Riding Stable","Horse Riding Arena"],"quotes":["a) Farm Use.","b) Single Unit Dwelling.","c) Mobile Home.","d) Horse Riding Stable.","e) Horse Riding Arena."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Farm Operation Employee Dwelling","Secondary Suite","Coach House Dwelling","Home Based Business","Bed and Breakfast"],"note":"A Farm Operation Employee Dwelling is only allowed where a professional agrologist's report or an Agricultural Land Commission letter shows permanent farm employees are needed.","quotes":["a) Farm Operation Employee Dwelling, subject to Section 14.1(8)(a) and (b).","b) Secondary Suite, subject to Part 6, Section 6.4.","c) Coach House Dwelling, subject to Part 6, Section 6.5.","d) Home Based Business, subject to Part 6, Section 6.8.","e) Bed and Breakfast, subject to Part 6, Section 6.7."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"12.0 hectares","quotes":["a) No Parcel shall be created which has a Parcel Area less than 12.0 hectares."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35.0 percent; 30.0 percent of the Farm Home Plate for principal buildings within it; greenhouse structures 75.0 percent","quotes":["c) No Building or Structure shall exceed a Parcel Coverage of 35.0 percent.","shall exceed coverage of 30.0 percent of the Farm","Home Plate.","greenhouse Structures shall not exceed a Parcel","Coverage of 75.0 percent."]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 metres for farm use buildings; 11 metres for a Single Unit Dwelling; 7.5 metres for a Farm Operation Employee Dwelling","quotes":["a) No Principal Building or Structure used for Farm Use shall exceed","a Height of 15.0 metres, measured to the highest point of the roof.","b) No Single Unit Dwelling shall exceed a Height of 11 metres.","c) No Farm Operation Employee Dwelling shall exceed a Height of 7.5 metres,"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.5 metres for farm use accessory buildings; 3.5 metres for residential accessory buildings within a Farm Home Plate","quotes":["d) No Accessory Building or Structure ancillary to a Farm Use shall exceed a","Height of 7.5 metres, measured to the highest point of the roof.","Height of 3.5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 30.0 metres for farm use buildings","quotes":["Front Parcel Line 7.5 metres","Front Parcel Line 30.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 15.0 metres for farm use buildings","quotes":["Rear Farm Home Plate Boundary","Rear Parcel Line 15.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 15.0 metres for farm use buildings","quotes":["Interior Farm Home Plate Boundary","Interior Side Parcel Line 15.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 30.0 metres for farm use buildings","quotes":["or Exterior Farm Home Plate Boundary","Exterior Side Parcel Line 30.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Same as principal buildings: within a Farm Home Plate, front 7.5 metres, interior side 3.0 metres, exterior side 4.5 metres, rear 7.5 metres","quotes":["f) No Principal or Accessory Buildings or Structures located within a Farm Home","Front Parcel Line 7.5 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Residential buildings on land in the Agricultural Land Reserve must be sited inside a Farm Home Plate of no more than 3,000 square metres and 60.0 metres deep","Single Unit Dwelling floor area up to 240.0 square metres; Farm Operation Employee Dwelling up to 110 square metres","Farm use buildings must be at least 30.0 metres from the natural boundary of a watercourse","The Single Unit Dwelling may be no more than 50.0 metres from the front parcel line; accessory buildings no more than 20.0 metres from it"],"quotes":["a) For Residential Building and Structures located on properties within the","Agricultural Land Reserve, no Buildings or Structures shall be sited outside a Farm","Home Plate.","b) No Farm Home Plate shall exceed 3,000 square metres in contiguous area.","c) No Farm Home Plate shall exceed a depth of 60.0 metres as measured from","240.0 square metres.","is greater than 110 square metres.","Farm Use shall be located within 30.0 metres from the Natural Boundary of a","d) The distance from the Front Parcel Line to the rear or opposite face of the","Principal Single Unit Dwelling shall not exceed 50.0 metres.","Single Unit Dwelling shall not exceed 20.0 metres."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the consolidation is not a legal document and certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. R-2-D2 (10.6) is reserved for future use and has no zone text."},"source_url":"https://www.ladysmith.ca/docs/default-source/bylaws-2021/1860-schedule-a_zoning-bylaw-text-consolidation-sept-29-2026.pdf?sfvrsn=cf14f3db_10#page=143","place":{"path":"ca/bc/ladysmith","name":"Ladysmith","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/a-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/a-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/a-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/index.json"}}