---
title: "A-4 zone in Pitt Meadows: Agricultural and Golf Course"
place: Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/pitt-meadows
zone: A-4
bylaw: City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/a-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/zoning/a-4.json"
---

# A-4 zone in Pitt Meadows: Agricultural and Golf Course

Permit existing golf course uses and compatible accessory uses and agriculture on lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Permit existing golf course uses and compatible accessory uses and agriculture on lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Golf Courses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Farm Retail Sales; Clubhouses; Golf Driving Ranges; Banquet facilities; Restaurants; Retail; Caretaker Unit; Golf Course Maintenance and Storage Facilities; Administrative Offices; Liquor-Primary Establishment – Major; Liquor-Primary Establishment – Minor; Licensed Winery, Brewery, Distillery, Meadery or Cidery Lounge (Golf-course accessory uses are Clubhouses through Administrative Offices; Farm Retail Sales is accessory to agriculture.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 16 ha (for subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 1% (buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (buildings)
- **Interior side setback:** Golf course principal buildings: 30 m from a lot line abutting single and multi-family residential zones; 8.0 m from a lot line abutting an adjacent agricultural use
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Agricultural buildings (general): 9 m front, rear and exterior lot lines; 4.5 m interior lot lines
- **Other rules:** Safety netting at least 7.0 m from any lot line, or 30 m where the lot abuts a residential zone; Caretaker unit: max 100 m² floor area, one unit per golf course operation; Continuous buffer at least 3.0 m wide with mature trees, natural bush and landscaping along all lot lines (golf course); Livestock barns, stables and similar: 30 m from front, rear and exterior lot lines, 15 m from interior lot lines, 30 m from residential buildings on adjacent lots

## Source

- [City of Pitt Meadows Zoning Bylaw No. 2505, 2011 (consolidated to Bylaw 3031, 2025, adopted January 13, 2026), s. 8.4](https://www.pittmeadows.ca/sites/default/files/2025-04/Zoning%20Bylaw%20No.%202505%2C%202011%20-%20Consolidated%20Version_2.pdf#page=97) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Pitt Meadows: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/pitt-meadows/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/pitt-meadows/zoning/a-4/_