{"title":"AGX zone in Oliver: Agriculture Transition","code":"AGX","slug":"agx","name":"Agriculture Transition","group":"Agricultural","section":"17.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Parcels historically zoned agriculture that are no longer in the Agricultural Land Reserve and are designated for other, non-farm uses under the Official Community Plan.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Parcels historically zoned agriculture that are no longer in the Agricultural Land Reserve and are designated for other, non-farm uses under the Official Community Plan.","quotes":["The intent is to provide a zone for parcels that have historically been zoned","agriculture, but which are no longer within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and","have been designated for other, non-farm uses under the Official Community Plan."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture, including sales","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["agriculture, including sales;","b) single detached dwelling;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast operations","Home occupation","Secondary suite","Accessory buildings or structures","Vacation rental"],"quotes":["bed and breakfast operations, subject to Section 6.11","home occupation, subject to Section 6.9","secondary suite, subject to Section 6.7","accessory buildings or structures, subject to Section 6.8","vacation rental, subject to Section 6.12"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 2, Plan KAP3044, District Lot 2450S, SDYD (365 Zinfandel Avenue): home industry permitted as an accessory use, on a parcel under 2.0 ha, in an accessory building, up to 250 m² of gross floor area, limited to processing agriculture products (including food and beverage processing and winery)"],"quotes":["in the case of land described as Lot 2, Plan KAP3044, District Lot 2450S, SDYD,","(365 Zinfandel Avenue), and shown shaded yellow on Figure 17.2.11(a):",".1 home industry, subject to Section 6.11.",".1 be permitted on a parcel less than 2.0 hectares in size;",".2 be carried on in an accessory building or structure;",".3 not occupy a gross floor area greater than 250 m2, including storage of",".4 be limited to the processing of agriculture products, including food and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1.0 ha (for subdivision)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Size for Subdivision:","a) 1.0 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Not applicable","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Width for Subdivision:","a) Not applicable"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["a) 35%"]},"max_density":{"value":"One single detached dwelling and one secondary suite","quotes":["a) one (1) single detached dwelling; and","b) one (1) secondary suite."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.0 m","quotes":["No building or structure shall exceed a height of 10.0 metres"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["No accessory building or structure shall exceed a height of 5.0 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 7.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Rear parcel line 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.0 m","quotes":["Interior side parcel line 4.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior side parcel line 4.5 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, interior side 4.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m","quotes":["Front parcel line 7.5 metres","Rear parcel line 7.5 metres","Interior side parcel line 4.0 metres","Exterior side parcel line 4.5 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units must be at least 30.0 m²","On parcels 2.0 ha or less, large animals such as horses and sheep are limited to one for each 0.4 ha or fraction of lot area in excess of 0.4 ha"],"quotes":["The minimum floor area of a dwelling unit shall be 30.0 m2;","a) On any parcel 2.0 ha or less in area, the total number of horses, sheep, or other","similar large animals shall not exceed one for each 0.4 ha or fraction thereof of"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Town of Oliver Zoning Bylaw 1423 (adopted June 24, 2024)","url":"https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"This is the Town's bylaw library copy (Laserfiche portal, DocView id 36093). The text carries only the 2024 adoption dates and no consolidation notice, so later amendments may not be included. Schedule B (zoning map) and Schedule C (floodplain map) are separate documents."},"source_url":"https://portal.laserfiche.ca/Portal/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=36093&repo=r-00013955076a#page=106","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oliver","name":"Oliver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/agx/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/agx.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/agx.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oliver/zoning/index.json"}}