{"title":"A1 zone in Port Alberni: Agriculture","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"5.7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"To permit agricultural uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"To permit agricultural uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this zone is to permit agricultural uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture, except for intensive agricultural uses","Aviary","Garden shop, nursery, and landscape supplies","Kennel","Single detached dwelling"],"note":"May be subject to approval by the BC Agricultural Land Commission.","quotes":["Agriculture, except for intensive agricultural uses","Aviary","Garden shop, nursery, and landscape","Kennel","Single detached dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and breakfast","Farm market operation","Farm sales","Guest house","Home occupation","Housing for farm labour","Secondary suite","Supportive housing"],"quotes":["Bed and breakfast","Farm market operation","Farm sales","Guest house","Home occupation","Housing for farm labour","Secondary suite","Supportive housing"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 ha (4.94 ac)","quotes":["Minimum Lot Area 2 ha (4.94 ac)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"100 m (328 ft)","quotes":["Minimum Frontage 100 m (328 ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%; greenhouse operations 75%","quotes":["Maximum Coverage 40%","Maximum Coverage: Greenhouse operations 75%"]},"max_density":{"value":"2 residential units per lot","quotes":["Maximum number of residential units per lot 2"]},"max_height":{"value":"Residence 10 m (32.8 ft); livestock building 15 m (49.2 ft); maximum 2.5 storeys","quotes":["Maximum Height, Residence 10 m (32.8 ft)","Maximum Height, Livestock Building 15 m (49.2 ft)","Maximum Number of Building Storeys 2.5"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (24.6 ft)","quotes":["Front yard 7.5 m (24.6 ft)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9 m (29.5 ft)","quotes":["Rear yard 9m (29.5 ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4 m (13.1 ft)","quotes":["Side yard 4m (13.1 ft)"]},"other":{"value":["Farm market operations are limited to 200 m² (2,153 ft²) of gross floor area.","Buildings for kennels, aviaries and keeping bees, cows, goats, horses, pigeons and poultry must be at least 25 m (82 ft) from all lot lines and 9 m (29.5 ft) from a dwelling on the same lot.","Lots under 0.4 ha (1 ac) cannot be used for keeping cows, goats, horses, pigeons or other animals, except as provided in Section 6.24.","Supportive housing is limited to four persons in care."],"quotes":["farm market operations shall be","limited to a maximum of 200 m2 (2,153 ft2) of gross floor area.","c) All building, structures, cages, pens or runs used for kennels, aviaries, or the","not less than 25 m (82 ft) from all lot lines, and not less than 9 m (29.5 ft)","d) Lots less than 0.4 ha (1 ac) in area shall not be used for the keeping of cows,","exceed four (4)."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update)","url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City also posts each zone as a separate PDF and keeps a table of amendments at https://www.portalberni.ca/zoning-bylaw-no-5105-table-amendments. The CD6 zone (6123 Russell Place) is listed in section 5.1 but has no section in this PDF, so it is not in the zone list below."},"source_url":"https://portalberni.ca/sites/default/files/doc_library/5105_Zoning_Bylaw_No_5105_2024_Oct%202026%20Update.pdf#page=29","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-alberni","name":"Port Alberni","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-alberni/zoning/index.json"}}