{"title":"A zone in Penticton: Agriculture","code":"A","slug":"a","name":"Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Appropriate development in rural areas, allowing agriculture and complementary uses while protecting farms from incompatible uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Appropriate development in rural areas, allowing agriculture and complementary uses while protecting farms from incompatible uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to provide for appropriate development within rural areas and to allow","agricultural uses as well as other complementary uses suitable in an agricultural setting, while"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Use","Agricultural Farm Help Dwelling","Animal Kennels and Stable","Bed and Breakfast Home","Cannabis Production Facility","Forestry","Indoor Animal Day Care and Grooming","One Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["agricultural use","agricultural farm help dwelling","animal kennels and stable","bed and breakfast home (subject to specific use regulation 7.2)","cannabis production facility","forestry","indoor animal day care and grooming","one single detached dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Use, Building or Structure","Carriage House","Rural Home Occupation","Secondary Suite","Short Term Rental"],"quotes":["accessory use, building or structure","carriage house (subject to accessory suites regulation 8.2)","rural home occupation (subject to specific use regulation 7.5)","secondary suite (subject to accessory suites regulation 8.1)","short term rental (subject to specific use regulation 7.6)"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1, Plan 29729, DL 190, LD 54, SDYD, 4560 Valleyview Road: farm inn (max 4 sleeping rooms)","Lot 1, DL 369, Plan 22517, 1379 Riddle Road: vacation cottage (max 82 m2) for short term rental","Lot 104A, DL 199, 205, 672, Plan 307, 1175 Chapman Road: tourist accommodation in a single detached dwelling (max 4 suites, breakfast included)","Portion of remainder of DL 196, 4650 Lakeside Road: public parking lot (not required to be hard surfaced, lighted or drained)","Lot 148, District Lot 187, SDYD, Plan 450, 1056 Corbishley Avenue: agri-tourism accommodation on a farm","Lot 128, District Lot 204, SDYD, Plan 450, 1291 Corbishley Avenue: agri-tourism accommodation on a farm","Lot 3, District Lot 187, SDYD, Plan 23377, 468 Lower Bench Road: additional short term rental suite; also a 20 suite hotel and operator dwelling unit with up to 35% coverage for all buildings","Lot 6, District Lot 155, SDYD, Plan 306, 398 Upper Bench Rd. South: Contractor Services, General (landscaping business only, heavy machinery storage max 5% of property); also a carriage house and a bed and breakfast home","Parcel B (DD28224F), Plan B1152 of Block C DL204, 948 Naramata Road: Craft Brewery/Distillery","Lot 206, DL587, SDYD, Plan 466, 3550 Valleyview Road: agri-tourism accommodation","Lot B, DL187, SDYD, Plan 38091, 856 Carder Road: agri-tourism accommodation (max 6 sleeping units)","Lot 2 District Lot 587 Plan 15877, 3810 Valleyview Road: agri-tourism accommodation (max 3 sleeping units)","Lot 4 District Lot 204 Plan 16456, 510 Naramata Road: one agri-tourism accommodation in a carriage house"],"quotes":["Road, a farm inn, being a self-contained building with a maximum of 4 sleeping","maximum size of 82 m2 that is","located at 1175 Chapman Road, tourist accommodation, being the use of","hatched area in the drawing below, a public parking lot shall","located at 1056 Corbishley","located at 1291 Corbishley","an additional short term rental suite, shall be permitted.","located at 468 Lower Bench Road, a 20 suite hotel and operator dwelling unit shall","398 Upper Bench Rd. South, Contractor Services, General, shall be permitted","a Craft Brewery/Distillery, shall be permitted.","located at 3550 Valleyview Road,","located at 856 Carder Road, agri-","located at 3810 Valleyview Road, agri-tourism","located at 510 Naramata Road, one agri-tourism accommodation in a"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2.0 ha","quotes":["Minimum lot area: 2.0 ha"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20% of lot depth","quotes":["Minimum lot width: 20% of lot depth"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% residential buildings; 35% including agricultural structures; 75% including agricultural greenhouses with closed wastewater and storm water management and re-circulating irrigation systems","quotes":["residential buildings 10%","including agricultural structures 35%","including agricultural greenhouses with 75%"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m (agricultural structure 16.0 m)","quotes":["principal building 12.0 m","agricultural structure 16.0 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"13.0 m","quotes":["accessory building 13.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Minimum front yard: 9.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Minimum rear yard: 9.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum interior side yard: 4.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["Minimum exterior side yard: 9.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Combined footprint of all residential accessory buildings is limited to 200 m2.","Agricultural structures and uses must be at least 15.0 m from a natural watercourse boundary, domestic water supply or well, unless a larger separation distance table applies.","A second (temporary) dwelling is allowed on a parcel of at least 0.4 ha if the owner registers a covenant to remove the original dwelling.","Lots under 0.4 ha use the RC zone's lot coverage, setbacks and height."],"quotes":["Maximum combined building footprint of all 200 m2","Minimum distance between agricultural structures and uses and a natural","watercourse boundary, domestic water supply or well, on or off site, shall be 15.0","Temporary dwelling unit: A second dwelling unit, in addition to the existing","The parcel must have a minimum area of 0.4ha;","is less than 0.4 ha in area, the lot coverage, setbacks and height requirements"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2024-22 (consolidated package October 2026, amended to Bylaw 2026-35, October 20, 2026)","url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City prepared this consolidation for convenience only and does not warrant that it is current. CD1 and CD4 are repealed and not listed."},"source_url":"https://www.penticton.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/bylaws/Zoning%20Bylaw%202024-22%20%28Consolidated%20October%202026%29%20-%20new.pdf#page=76","place":{"path":"ca/bc/penticton","name":"Penticton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/penticton/zoning/index.json"}}