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A1 zone in Port Alberni: Agriculture

Port Alberni, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

To permit agricultural uses.

Zone rules

PurposeTo permit agricultural uses.
Main uses
  • Agriculture, except for intensive agricultural uses
  • Aviary
  • Garden shop, nursery, and landscape supplies
  • Kennel
  • Single detached dwelling
May be subject to approval by the BC Agricultural Land Commission.
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Bed and breakfast
  • Farm market operation
  • Farm sales
  • Guest house
  • Home occupation
  • Housing for farm labour
  • Secondary suite
  • Supportive housing
Minimum lot area2 ha (4.94 ac)
Minimum lot width100 m (328 ft)
Maximum lot coverage40%; greenhouse operations 75%
Maximum density2 residential units per lot
Maximum heightResidence 10 m (32.8 ft); livestock building 15 m (49.2 ft); maximum 2.5 storeys
Front setback7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Rear setback9 m (29.5 ft)
Interior side setback4 m (13.1 ft)
Other rules
  • 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.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 5105, 2024 (October 2026 update), s. 5.7 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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