{"title":"A1 zone in Lake Country: Agriculture 1","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Agriculture 1","group":"Agricultural","section":"12.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A zone for agricultural uses and other complementary uses suitable to an agricultural setting.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A zone for agricultural uses and other complementary uses suitable to an agricultural setting.","quotes":["The purpose is to provide a zone for agricultural uses as well as other complementary"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture, extensive","Agriculture, intensive impact","Agro-forestry","Aquaculture","Cannabis production","Greenhouses and plant nurseries","Horse riding, training and boarding (up to 40 permanent stalls)","Public parks","Production of biological products for pest management","Single dwelling housing or a mobile home","Alcohol production facilities"],"quotes":["agriculture, extensive","agriculture, intensive impact","agro-forestry, including","aquaculture","cannabis production","greenhouses and plant nurseries","horse riding, training and boarding, including a facility","public parks","production and development of biological products for pest management","single dwelling housing or a mobile home","Alcohol production facilities","boarding, if the stables do not have more than 40 permanent stalls, and the facility"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory building (no size limit)","Agricultural building or structure","Additional single dwelling housing","Festivals and events","Food and beverage service on parcels 2 ha or larger","Compost and agriculture by-products manufacture, storage and sales","Natural resource extraction (less than 500 cubic metres)","One mobile or manufactured home","Retail sales of farm products produced offsite","Retail sales of products produced on the farm","Seasonal accommodation for farm help","Unpaved airstrip and heli pad","Accessory building (up to 100 m² total)","Animal clinics, major","Animal clinic, minor","Bed and breakfast homes","Care centre, minor","Group home, minor","Home occupation","Kennels and stables","One secondary suite","Utility services, minor impact"],"note":"The first group of secondary uses applies only on land classified as farm; the second group (accessory building up to 100 m² onward) applies with or without farm classification.","quotes":["accessory building (no size limitation)","agricultural building or structure","additional single dwelling housing as per Section 12.1.5.","festivals and events including weddings","food and beverage service on parcels 2ha or larger","manufacture, storage and sales of compost and agriculture bi-products","natural resource extraction (less than 500 cubic metres of material","one mobile or manufactured home as per Section 12.1.5.(b)","retail sales of farm products produced offsite","retail sales of products produced on the farm","seasonal accommodation for farm help","unpaved airstrip and heli pad","accessory building (up to 100m2 total)","animal clinics, major","animal clinic, minor","bed and breakfast homes","care centre, minor","group home, minor","home occupation","kennels and stables","one secondary suite","utility services, minor impact"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"3.8 ha (2500 m² for homesite severance parcels with community water; 700 m² with community water and community sewer)","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 3.8 ha, except it shall be 2500 m² for homesite severance","parcels serviced with community water or 700 m² for homesite severance parcels","serviced with community water and community sewer."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% for residential and accessory buildings; 35% for agricultural buildings and structures (up to 75% for greenhouses and nurseries with closed wastewater and storm water systems)","quotes":["A maximum of 10% for residential, accessory building development and agri-","A maximum of 35% for agricultural buildings and structures (including","75% for greenhouses and nurseries with closed wastewater and storm water"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single detached home plus one secondary suite per parcel, or one manufactured or mobile home per parcel","quotes":["(a) one single detached home plus one secondary suite per parcel","one manufactured or mobile home per parcel;"]},"max_height":{"value":"Residential and seasonal farm-help accommodation: lesser of 9.5 m or 2½ storeys; agricultural buildings and structures 16.0 m (silos 34.0 m, silo with grain storage 41.0 m, grain bins 46.0 m)","quotes":["(i) residential, and seasonal accommodation for farm help: maximum height is","the lesser of 9.5 m or 2 ½ storeys","(iv) agricultural buildings and structures: 16.0 m maximum, except for:","a. silos: 34.0 m maximum","b. combination silo and grain storage: 41.0 m maximum","c. grain bins (including delivery equipment): 46.0 m maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["(ii) accessory buildings: 6.0 m maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m (3.0 m for accessory buildings)","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 10.0 m, except it is 3.0 m for accessory buildings."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 4.0 m from a flanking street, and it"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m from a flanking street","quotes":["The minimum side yard is 3.0 m, except it is 4.0 m from a flanking street, and it"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 10.0 m, except it is 3.0 m for accessory buildings."]},"other":{"value":["Confined livestock areas or buildings housing more than 4 animals, or used for processing animal products, must be at least 15.0 m from any lot line (30.0 m where the lot line borders a residential zone).","Kennels and stables are not allowed on parcels under 2.0 ha and must be at least 15.0 m from all property lines.","Land in the ALR may also be affected by Agricultural Land Commission regulations."],"quotes":["shall be located no less than 15.0 m from any lot line, except where the","located no less than 30.0 m from the lot line.","Kennels and stables shall not be located on parcels less than 2.0 ha. and must be","located a minimum of 15.0 m from all property lines.","lands within the ALR may also be"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 561, 2007 (consolidated 2026-08-18; cover page says it includes amendments as of June 2, 2026)","url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"A consolidated copy to be used for convenience only; users are asked to refer to the Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time to verify accuracy and completeness. The bylaw's own zone table also lists DC6 (Direct Control 6), but that section is marked deleted by Bylaw 719 and is not listed below."},"source_url":"https://www.lakecountry.bc.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-561-2007-consolidated#page=111","place":{"path":"ca/bc/lake-country","name":"Lake Country","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lake-country/zoning/index.json"}}