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title: "A36 zone in Mission: Agriculture 36"
place: Mission, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/mission
zone: A36
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026))
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/a36/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/zoning/a36.json"
---

# A36 zone in Mission: Agriculture 36

Agriculture, agri-tourism and related agricultural uses on land designated Agriculture.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agriculture, agri-tourism and related agricultural uses on land designated Agriculture.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture (Major); Agriculture (Minor); Any other use permitted by the Agricultural Land Commission Act; One Single Family Dwelling; One Manufactured Home
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Enclosed Storage (Shipping Container) (only with Agriculture (Major)); Secondary Suite or Secondary Detached Unit (Coach House, Garden Cottage or Manufactured Home), one of; Accessory Building; Accessory Structure; Home Occupation; Produce Sales; Enclosed Storage; Outdoor Storage
- **Minimum lot area:** 3.6 ha (for lots created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% for a house or Manufactured Home and related accessory buildings; 35% for Agriculture buildings and structures; 75% for Greenhouses and plant nurseries with closed wastewater and stormwater systems; 75% for any combination
- **Maximum height:** Agriculture (Major) 15.0 m; Agriculture (Minor) 9.5 m; Single Family Dwelling 9.5 m; Manufactured Home 7.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.0 m (accessory building/structure); 9.0 m (Coach House, with a house or Manufactured Home); 15.0 m (accessory to Agriculture use)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (residential, processing and Greenhouses, other Agriculture (Major)); 15.0 m (livestock other than swine, poultry and fur-bearing animals, and silos); 30.0 m (swine, poultry, fur-bearing animals, manure storage, Cannabis Production Facility)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (residential, processing and Greenhouses, other Agriculture (Major)); 15.0 m (livestock other than swine, poultry and fur-bearing animals, and silos); 30.0 m (swine, poultry, fur-bearing animals, manure storage, Cannabis Production Facility)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (residential and other Agriculture (Major) uses); 7.5 m (processing and Greenhouses); 15.0 m (livestock other than swine, poultry and fur-bearing animals, and silos); 30.0 m (swine, poultry, fur-bearing animals, manure storage, Cannabis Production Facility)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (residential and other Agriculture (Major) uses); 7.5 m (processing and Greenhouses); 15.0 m (livestock other than swine, poultry and fur-bearing animals, and silos); 30.0 m (swine, poultry, fur-bearing animals, manure storage, Cannabis Production Facility)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings (the table covers principal and/or accessory buildings and structures)
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 6.0 m from all Undevelopable Areas; Impervious surfaces: 20% for house and related accessory buildings; 45% for Agriculture buildings and structures; 85% for Greenhouses and plant nurseries with closed wastewater and stormwater systems; House size follows the Agricultural Land Commission Act; Artificially lit Greenhouses: no light spill past the property line, and a solid landscape buffer at least 2.0 m high

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 5949-2020 (City of Mission consolidation, includes amending bylaws adopted through September 21, 2026 (Bylaw 6434-2026)), s. 1701](https://www.mission.ca/media/file/5949-2020-zoning-bylaw-completepdf#page=284) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Mission: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/mission/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/mission/zoning/a36/_