{"title":"A-1 zone in Northern Rockies: Agriculture - Large Holdings","code":"A-1","slug":"a-1","name":"Agriculture - Large Holdings","group":"Agricultural","section":"7.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow for agricultural activities for large tracts of land where the dominant land Use is for Agriculture activities, in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow for agricultural activities for large tracts of land where the dominant land Use is for Agriculture activities, in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses.","quotes":["The intent of this Zone is to allow for agricultural activities for large tracts of land where the dominant","land Use is for Agriculture activities, in addition to a limited number of specific Accessory Uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Commercial Greenhouse","Equestrian Centre","Forestry","Kennel","Land Treatment Facility","Nursery","Pound","Trapping, Guide and Outfitting Operations","Veterinary Hospital, Major","Veterinary Hospital, Minor","Duplex","Manufactured Dwelling","Single Detached Dwelling"],"note":"Some uses are listed as 'ONE OF' groups: only one from the group may be used.","quotes":["Agriculture;","Commercial Greenhouse;","Equestrian Centre;","Forestry;","Kennel;","Land Treatment Facility;","Nursery;","Pound;","Trapping, Guide and Outfitting Operations;","Veterinary Hospital, Major;","Veterinary Hospital, Minor;","AND ONE OF:","A Duplex.","A Manufactured Dwelling; or","A Single Detached Dwelling; or"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Agri-tourism","Gravel Extraction and Processing","Hobby Farm","Outdoor Recreation","Home Based Business, Minor","Home Based Business, Major","Bed and Breakfast","Boarding House","Accessory Dwelling Unit","Secondary Suite","Temporary Accommodation Dwelling"],"note":"Some uses are listed as 'ONE OF' groups: only one from the group may be used.","quotes":["Agri-tourism;","Gravel Extraction and Processing;","Hobby Farm;","Outdoor Recreation;","AND ONE OF:","A Home Based Business, Minor (see Section 3.13); or","A Home Based Business, Major (see Section 3.14);","AND ONE OF:","Bed and Breakfast (see Section 3.15); or","Boarding House (see Section 3.16); or","Accessory Dwelling Unit (see Section 3.18); or","Secondary Suite (see Section 3.18); or","Temporary Accommodation Dwelling (see Section 3.12)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"64.0 ha","quotes":["b. Minimum Parcel Area: …………………………………….64.0 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"400.0 m","quotes":["a. Minimum Parcel Width: …………………………………..400.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"5% of the Parcel Area","quotes":["c. Maximum Parcel Coverage: …………………………….5% of the Parcel Area"]},"max_density":{"value":"Where a Building is being used for an Agriculture Use, it is considered a Principal Use, and more than one (1) principal building may be sited on the Parcel.","quotes":["a. Maximum Density: .................................. Where a Building is being used for an Agriculture Use, it","is considered a Principal Use, and more than one (1)","Principal Building may be sited on the Parcel."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 m","quotes":["f. Maximum Height: ................................... 11.0m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["e. Maximum Height: .................................. 12.0m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Front Yard Setback:................ 10.0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["e. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ................. 10.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["d. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: .... 10.0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["c. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback:.... 10.0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"exterior side 6.0 m, interior side 6.0 m, rear 6.0 m","quotes":["b. Minimum Exterior Side Yard Setback:.... 6.0m","c. Minimum Interior Side Yard Setback: .... 6.0m","d. Minimum Rear Yard Setback: ................. 6.0m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings: Four (4) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","No subdivision under Section 514 of the Local Government Act unless the parent parcel is at least 66.0 ha and the new residence parcel is at least 2.0 ha"],"quotes":["a. Maximum Density: .................................. Four (4) Accessory Buildings per Parcel","Local Government Act, unless:","No subdivision of a Parcel within the A-1 Zone shall be permitted pursuant to Section 514","The parent Parcel before subdivision has a Parcel Area of at least 66.0 ha","Government Act, has a Parcel Area of at least 2.0 ha"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026","url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"The Regional Municipality has two zoning bylaws: this one for the Fort Nelson townsite, and Rural Zoning Bylaw No. 137, 2017 (office consolidation December 2024, https://nr.civicweb.net/document/125394/) for the Rural Official Community Plan area; the rural zones below carry that bylaw as source_url, and their pdf_page numbers are pages of that PDF. Both are office consolidations \"not the official version of the bylaw\". Codes C-1, C-2, RR-1, RR-2 and A-1/A-2 vs A exist in both bylaws with different meanings."},"source_url":"https://nr.civicweb.net/document/56280/#page=77","place":{"path":"ca/bc/northern-rockies","name":"Northern Rockies","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/a-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/a-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/a-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/northern-rockies/zoning/index.json"}}