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A zone in Northern Rockies: Agriculture

Northern Rockies, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-08

In short

Designate land, including land located in the Agricultural Land Reserve for Agricultural uses and uses permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve by agreement between the Oil and Gas Commission and the Agricultural Land Commission.

Zone rules

PurposeDesignate land, including land located in the Agricultural Land Reserve for Agricultural uses and uses permitted in the Agricultural Land Reserve by agreement between the Oil and Gas Commission and the Agricultural Land Commission.
Main uses
  • Agriculture
  • Agri-tourism
  • Commercial greenhouse
  • Kennel
  • Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling and Transmission
  • Oil and Gas Production Facility
  • Nursery
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Bed and Breakfast
  • Home Based Business
  • Single Detached Dwelling for the operator of a Principal Use other than an Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling and Transmission Use or an Oil and Gas Production Facility
Minimum lot area10 ha
Front setback5 metres from any parcel line (all buildings and structures)
Rear setback5 metres from any parcel line (all buildings and structures)
Interior side setback5 metres from any parcel line (all buildings and structures)
Street side setback5 metres from any parcel line (all buildings and structures)
Other rules
  • Not more than one Single Detached Dwelling shall be constructed or occupied on a Parcel
  • No Single Detached Dwelling shall be sited on a Parcel with an area of less than 10 hectares

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 119, 2016 (Townsite), office consolidation May 2026, s. 6.1 (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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