A-1 zone in Ladysmith: Primary Agriculture

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

In short

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 (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. 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. 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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