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title: "A-1 zone in Ladysmith: Primary Agriculture"
place: Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/ladysmith
zone: A-1
bylaw: Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/a-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/ladysmith/zoning/a-1.json"
---

# A-1 zone in Ladysmith: Primary Agriculture

Accommodate farm operations on parcels located within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate farm operations on parcels located within the Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve.
- **Main uses:** Farm Use; Single Unit Dwelling; Mobile Home; Horse Riding Stable; Horse Riding Arena
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Farm Operation Employee Dwelling; Secondary Suite; Coach House Dwelling; Home Based Business; Bed and Breakfast (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.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 12.0 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35.0 percent; 30.0 percent of the Farm Home Plate for principal buildings within it; greenhouse structures 75.0 percent
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 metres for farm use buildings; 11 metres for a Single Unit Dwelling; 7.5 metres for a Farm Operation Employee Dwelling
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 metres for farm use accessory buildings; 3.5 metres for residential accessory buildings within a Farm Home Plate
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 30.0 metres for farm use buildings
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 15.0 metres for farm use buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 15.0 metres for farm use buildings
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres within a Farm Home Plate; 30.0 metres for farm use buildings
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Town of Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw 2014, No. 1860, Schedule A - Zoning Bylaw Text (consolidated September 29, 2026), s. 14.1](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) (read 2026-11-07)

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