---
title: "A zone in Lantzville: Agriculture"
place: Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/lantzville
zone: A
bylaw: District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026, to Amendment Bylaw No. 433, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/zoning/a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lantzville/zoning/a.json"
---

# A zone in Lantzville: Agriculture

Main uses: Agriculture, Aquaculture, Equestrian Facility, House.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Aquaculture; Equestrian Facility; House
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Agri-Tourism; Carriage House; Craft Beverage Processing; Farmgate Sales; Gathering for an Event; Home Business; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 12 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% on parcels under 0.4 ha, 20% on parcels 0.4 ha or larger; greenhouses may add 45% (under 0.4 ha) or 55% (0.4 ha or larger), up to a total of 75%
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units per parcel: one house and either one secondary suite or one carriage house
- **Maximum height:** House 9 m; any other structure 15 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m (secondary structure for a house, including shop, shed, garage, carport, carriage house)
- **Front setback:** 8 m (any other structure); 30 m (cannabis production, and intensive agriculture of 50 m² GFA or less); 15 m (intensive agriculture over 50 m² GFA)
- **Rear setback:** 8 m (any other structure); 30 m (cannabis production, and intensive agriculture of 50 m² GFA or less); 15 m (intensive agriculture over 50 m² GFA)
- **Interior side setback:** 8 m (any other structure); 30 m (cannabis production, and intensive agriculture of 50 m² GFA or less); 15 m (intensive agriculture over 50 m² GFA); 2 m for a house next to a Residential zoned parcel
- **Street side setback:** 8 m (any other structure); 30 m (cannabis production, and intensive agriculture of 50 m² GFA or less); 15 m (intensive agriculture over 50 m² GFA)
- **Other rules:** Maximum gross floor area of a house is 500 m²; Cannabis production must not take place within 150 m of any school or park; Uses regulated under the Agricultural Land Commission Act must comply with that Act

## Source

- [District of Lantzville Zoning Bylaw No. 180, 2020 (consolidated as at July 8, 2026, to Amendment Bylaw No. 433, 2026), s. 1.18](https://www.lantzville.ca/cms/wpattachments/wpID478atID7360.pdf#page=48) (read 2026-11-08)

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