---
title: "AG zone in Osoyoos: Agriculture"
place: Osoyoos, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/osoyoos
zone: AG
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/ag/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/osoyoos/zoning/ag.json"
---

# AG zone in Osoyoos: Agriculture

Main uses: Agriculture, Alcohol production facility, Equestrian centre, Packing, processing, and storage of farm products, Single detached dwelling or mobile home.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Alcohol production facility; Equestrian centre; Packing, processing, and storage of farm products; Single detached dwelling or mobile home
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory building or structure; Accessory dwelling; Bed and breakfast operation; Home occupation; Retail sales of farm products; Secondary suite; Veterinary establishment; Short-term rental accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 4.0 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** Not less than 25% of the parcel depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% (parcels under 2,500 m²); 20% (2,500 m² to 2.0 ha); 10% (over 2.0 ha), 75% for a greenhouse
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit; and one secondary suite or accessory dwelling
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 metres
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres on parcels under 2,500 m²
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 metres (parcels 2,500 m² or greater); 1.5 metres (parcels under 2,500 m²)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres (parcels 2,500 m² or greater); 4.5 metres (parcels under 2,500 m²)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** parcels under 2,500 m²: front 7.5 metres, rear 1.0 metres, interior side 1.0 metres, exterior side 4.5 metres
- **Other rules:** Livestock shelters, equestrian centres, generator sheds, boilers or walls with fans, greenhouses and indoor cannabis production must be 15.0 metres from every parcel line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1395, 2024 (consolidated version updated September 22, 2026), s. 19.1](https://osoyoos.civicweb.net/document/154202#page=98) (read 2026-11-07)

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