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title: "AG zone in Metchosin: Agricultural (ALR)"
place: Metchosin, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/metchosin
zone: AG
bylaw: Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ag/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ag.json"
---

# AG zone in Metchosin: Agricultural (ALR)

Main uses: Agriculture, Agricultural fairground, Principal dwelling unit, Intensive agriculture, Riding stable, and 2 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Agricultural fairground; Principal dwelling unit; Intensive agriculture; Riding stable; Cannabis and medical cannabis production (where designated a farm use); Illuminated Greenhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses and buildings; Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit); Breeding kennel; Home Business, including bed and breakfast; Accessory dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha (on subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle access strip at least 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% of the lot; where the lot is under 930 m², 186 m²
- **Maximum density:** 1 principal dwelling unit per lot; lots under 0.8 ha: 1 secondary suite; lots 0.8 ha or greater: 1 secondary suite within the principal dwelling plus 1 detached secondary suite or carriage house
- **Maximum height:** 12 m; principal dwelling unit 10.5 m; detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10.5 m (accessory building, including one with a carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 3 m; detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings: gross floor area up to 200 m²; Buildings for breeding kennels, livestock or agriculture (other than intensive agriculture): at least 30 m from the front lot line and 15 m from any other lot line; Buildings for intensive agriculture: at least 60 m from the front lot line and 20 m from any other lot line; Minimum lot area for intensive agriculture is 2 ha; for a detached secondary suite or carriage house 0.8 ha

## Source

- [Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026), s. 51](https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=51) (read 2026-11-07)

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