{"title":"AG-2 zone in New Westminster: Family Farm Agricultural Districts","code":"AG-2","slug":"ag-2","name":"Family Farm Agricultural Districts","group":"Agricultural","section":"220","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Family farm agricultural uses, including the sale of farm produce.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Family farm agricultural uses, including the sale of farm produce.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow family farm agricultural uses, including the sale of","farm produce."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Home-based businesses","Market gardens, orchards, field crops, berry or bush crops","Nurseries and greenhouses","One roadside stand on a lot (fresh farm produce only, up to 1,000 square feet / 92.9 square metres)","Other agricultural and horticultural uses","Single detached dwellings to RS-1 standards (one per site, up to 3,000 square feet / 278.70 square metres)"],"quotes":["Home-based businesses","Market gardens, orchards, field crops, berry or bush crops","Nurseries and greenhouses","One roadside stand on a lot, provided such stand only sells fresh produce from farms and","that it is no larger than 1,000 square feet (92.9 square metres) of gross floor area","Other agricultural and horticultural uses subject to the provisions of Public Health Bylaw,","Single detached dwellings to (RS-1) District standards provided that not more than one","dwelling is located on a site and that no dwelling exceeds 3,000 square feet (278.70 square"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings for the shelter and protection of vehicles, farm implements, and animals belonging to the owner"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings for the shelter and protection of vehicles, farm implements, and animals"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"ten acres (4.05 hectares), except lots of lesser area registered before the bylaw","quotes":["The minimum site area shall be ten acres (4.05 hectares) except in the case of a lot of lesser"]},"max_height":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["The height of any building or structure shall not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["No building or structure shall be located closer than 25 feet (7.62 metres) from a front or rear"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["No building or structure shall be located closer than 25 feet (7.62 metres) from a front or rear"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 feet (1.52 metres)","quotes":["property line and no closer than 5 feet (1.52 metres) from a side property line."]},"other":{"value":["Advertising signs not permitted except one identification sign for a roadside stand up to 16 square feet (1.49 square metres)"],"quotes":["Advertisements, bulletin boards, or identification signs are not permitted in this District","square feet (1.49 square metres).","except for one identification sign in conjunction with a roadside stand not to exceed 16"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the complete bylaw as a single PDF, consolidated as of June 8, 2026; it also publishes each part separately. The saved text includes the list of amendments and appendices."},"source_url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf#page=121","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/ag-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/ag-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/ag-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}