{"title":"AG1 zone in Metchosin: Agricultural 1 (ALR)","code":"AG1","slug":"ag1","name":"Agricultural 1 (ALR)","group":"Agricultural","section":"52","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Agricultural fairground, Principal dwelling unit, Intensive agriculture, Riding stable, and 2 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Agricultural fairground","Principal dwelling unit","Intensive agriculture","Riding stable","Cannabis and medical cannabis production (where designated a farm use)","Illuminated Greenhouse"],"quotes":["Agriculture","Agricultural fairground","Principal dwelling unit","Intensive agriculture, subject to Subsection (6) and Section 22","Riding stable","Cannabis and medical cannabis production","Illuminated Greenhouses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses and buildings","Boarding (up to 4 persons in a dwelling unit)","Breeding kennel","Home Business, including bed and breakfast","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory uses and buildings","Boarding in a dwelling unit of not more than 4 persons","Breeding kennel","Home Business, subject to Section 21","Accessory dwelling unit, subject to Section 23"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (on subdivision)","quotes":["Act shall be 4 ha (9.88 ac)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10% of the perimeter of the lot (minimum highway frontage on subdivision); panhandle access strip at least 20 m","quotes":["Condominium Act shall be 10% of the perimeter of the lot.","the minimum width of the access strip of a panhandle lot shall be 20 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% of the lot; where the lot is under 930 m², 186 m²","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage shall be 20% of the lot.","where a lot is less than 930 m2","coverage shall be 186 m2"]},"max_density":{"value":"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","quotes":["Only 1 principal dwelling unit is permitted per lot.","only 1 secondary suite is permitted per lot","On lots less than 0.8 hectares","1 secondary suite within the principal dwelling"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 m; principal dwelling unit 10.5 m; detached secondary suite 8 m","quotes":["The height of a principal building shall not exceed 12 m","shall not exceed 10.5 m","the height of a detached secondary suite shall not exceed 8 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"10.5 m (accessory building, including one with a carriage house); detached secondary suite 8 m","quotes":["shall not exceed 10.5 m","the height of a detached secondary suite shall not exceed 8 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["A front yard of not less than 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m (principal building)","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 10 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Side yards of not less than 3 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"rear 3 m; detached secondary suite or carriage house at least 15 m from any lot line","quotes":["A rear yard of not less than 3 m","shall be located not less than 15 m"]},"other":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["The gross floor area of an accessory building shall not exceed 200 m2","not less than 30 m","from the front lot line and not less than 15 m","shall be located not less than 60 m","and not less than 20 m","The minimum lot area required for an intensive agriculture use is 2 ha","is 0.8 ha (1.98 acres)"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Metchosin Land Use Bylaw No. 259, 1995 (consolidated March 2026)","url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is marked \"NOT THE OFFICIAL VERSION - FOR REFERENCE ONLY\" and \"consolidated for convenience only\". Metchosin's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone names carry (ALR) or (FLR) where the bylaw does. Zone regulations are Part 10 (sections 51 to 72)."},"source_url":"https://www.metchosin.ca/sites/7/files/2026-04/259LUB_Con_March2026.pdf#page=54","place":{"path":"ca/bc/metchosin","name":"Metchosin","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ag1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ag1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/ag1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/metchosin/zoning/index.json"}}