---
title: "A-1 zone in Parksville: Agricultural"
place: Parksville, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/parksville
zone: A-1
bylaw: Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/a-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/zoning/a-1.json"
---

# A-1 zone in Parksville: Agricultural

A diversity of rural land uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A diversity of rural land uses.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Horticulture; Produce Stand; Single Family Dwellings; Silviculture; Medical Marihuana Production Facility (Medical Marihuana Production Facility only on land in the Agricultural Land Reserve, fully contained within a building.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Domestic Industry; Home Based Business; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Parcels with an A-1A designation: also Turf management training facility, Golf course, Restaurant accessory to a golf course use, Retail sale accessory to the golf course use
- **Minimum lot area:** 4.0 hectares
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25% in total
- **Maximum density:** 2 dwelling units per parcel; in the Agricultural Land Reserve, one principal dwelling, one secondary suite and one accessory carriage house up to 90 m²
- **Maximum height:** 8.6 m (all buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines (30 m for buildings housing livestock, storing manure or containing marihuana)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines (30 m for buildings housing livestock, storing manure or containing marihuana)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines (30 m for buildings housing livestock, storing manure or containing marihuana)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines (30 m for buildings housing livestock, storing manure or containing marihuana)
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings are limited to 200 m² floor area (does not apply to agricultural buildings or carriage houses).

## Source

- [Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000 (consolidated to July 29, 2026), s. 210](https://parksville.civicweb.net/document/70161#page=41) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Parksville: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/parksville/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/parksville/zoning/a-1/_