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title: "AR1 zone in Merritt: Agricultural"
place: Merritt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/merritt
zone: AR1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/ar1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/zoning/ar1.json"
---

# AR1 zone in Merritt: Agricultural

Conserve and preserve lands for agricultural use and production.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Conserve and preserve lands for agricultural use and production.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural Use; Animal Boarding; Dwelling, Single Detached; Greenhouse Agriculture; Mobile Home; Winery; Any other Use permitted by the Agricultural Land Commission (Provincial Agricultural Land Reserve properties)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Bed and Breakfast; Dwelling, Detached Secondary; Home-based Business; Mobile Retail Vendor; Produce Stand; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 2675 Garcia Street (Parcel C, District Lot 124, Plan 773, PID 012-096-636): minimum parcel area is 1.95 hectares; SW 1/4 Sec. 25 TP 91 and NW 1/4 Sec. 24 TP 91: no buildings or Structures in the area at the eastern end of the airport runway shown on the bylaw map
- **Minimum lot area:** 80,000 m² (inside the Agricultural Land Reserve); 10,000 m² (outside it)
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** 1 Dwelling per Parcel; 1 detached secondary Dwelling per Parcel
- **Maximum height:** Single Detached Dwelling or Mobile Home: lesser of 12 metres or 2.5 storeys; farm buildings: 14 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory Building: lesser of 12 metres or 2.5 storeys; Detached Secondary Dwelling: lesser of 10.5 metres or 2 storeys
- **Front setback:** 6 metres (houses, farm buildings, greenhouses); 25 metres (buildings sheltering livestock, furbearing animals or poultry)
- **Rear setback:** 9 metres (houses, farm buildings); 15 metres (livestock, furbearing animals or poultry buildings); 3 metres (Detached Secondary Dwelling, accessory buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 metres; 10 metres for buildings sheltering livestock, furbearing animals or poultry
- **Street side setback:** 3 metres; 10 metres for buildings sheltering livestock, furbearing animals or poultry
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: Front Building Line; side 3 metres; rear 3 metres
- **Other rules:** Minimum separation between buildings on a Parcel is 3 metres (12 metres between livestock, furbearing animal or poultry buildings and residential buildings); Parcels in the Agricultural Land Reserve must also meet Agricultural Land Commission requirements

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2284, 2020 (consolidated to January 2026), s. 7.2](http://www.merritt.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2284_Zoning-Bylaw_2026.pdf#page=89) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Merritt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/merritt/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/merritt/zoning/ar1/_