{"title":"A zone in Port Coquitlam: Agriculture","code":"A","slug":"a","name":"Agriculture","group":"Agricultural","section":"1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural uses on rural lots, including the keeping of animals and farm produce sales.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural uses on rural lots, including the keeping of animals and farm produce sales.","quotes":["To accommodate and regulate agricultural uses on rural lots,","including the keeping of animals and farm produce sales."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Boarding (no more than four boarders, in a farm residence)","Farm education and research facility","Farm residence","Farm residence accessory facility","Parks and playgrounds"],"note":"Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve also needs Agricultural Land Commission approval.","quotes":["Agriculture","Boarding","Farm education and research facility","Farm residence","Farm residence accessory facility","Parks and playgrounds","A boarding use is limited to accommodating no more than four boarders in a farm"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suite","Accessory animal boarding","Accessory child care facility (only in a farm residence)","Accessory home business","Accessory pet daycare","Accessory pet grooming"],"quotes":["Secondary suite","Accessory animal boarding","Accessory child care facility","Accessory home business","Accessory pet daycare","Accessory pet grooming","A child care facility is only permitted in a farm residence."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8 ha","quotes":["A 8 ha 30 m 10% 70 m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m lot width; frontage 10%; lot depth 70 m","quotes":["A 8 ha 30 m 10% 70 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Farm residence 10%; Type 1 agricultural structure 35% (up to 75% for greenhouses); Type 2 agricultural structure 20%","quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","Type 1 Agricultural 1 storey 35%/75% Note 2 7.5 m 1.8 m 7.5 m 7.5 m Note 3","Type 2 agricultural 1 storey 20% 30 m 15 m 30 m 15 m Note 3","The lot coverage for all Type 1 agricultural structures may be increased by up to 40%,","up to a maximum of 75%, for greenhouses."]},"max_height":{"value":"Farm residence 11 m; agricultural structures (Type 1 and Type 2) 1 storey","quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","Type 1 Agricultural 1 storey 35%/75% Note 2 7.5 m 1.8 m 7.5 m 7.5 m Note 3","Type 2 agricultural 1 storey 20% 30 m 15 m 30 m 15 m Note 3"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (farm residence and Type 1 agricultural structure); 30 m (Type 2 agricultural structure)","quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","Type 1 Agricultural 1 storey 35%/75% Note 2 7.5 m 1.8 m 7.5 m 7.5 m Note 3","Type 2 agricultural 1 storey 20% 30 m 15 m 30 m 15 m Note 3"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (farm residence and Type 1 agricultural structure); 15 m (Type 2 agricultural structure)","quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","Type 1 Agricultural 1 storey 35%/75% Note 2 7.5 m 1.8 m 7.5 m 7.5 m Note 3","Type 2 agricultural 1 storey 20% 30 m 15 m 30 m 15 m Note 3"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 m (farm residence and Type 1 agricultural structure); 15 m (Type 2 agricultural structure)","quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","Type 1 Agricultural 1 storey 35%/75% Note 2 7.5 m 1.8 m 7.5 m 7.5 m Note 3","Type 2 agricultural 1 storey 20% 30 m 15 m 30 m 15 m Note 3"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 m (farm residence); 7.5 m (Type 1 agricultural structure); 30 m (Type 2 agricultural structure)","quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","Type 1 Agricultural 1 storey 35%/75% Note 2 7.5 m 1.8 m 7.5 m 7.5 m Note 3","Type 2 agricultural 1 storey 20% 30 m 15 m 30 m 15 m Note 3"]},"other":{"value":["Farm residence floor area is 500 m²; a farm education and research facility is limited to 100 m².","Agricultural structures must be at least 30 m from all sand points, wells and streams; Type 2 structures at least 45 m from lots in a residential zone.","A farm residence and its accessory facilities must be within the farm home plate, limited to the greater of 10% of the lot area or 1000 m² up to a maximum of 2000 m².","In the Agricultural Land Reserve, uses and regulations apply only if also permitted by the Agricultural Land Commission."],"quotes":["Farm residence 11 m 10% 500m2 7.5 m 1.8 m 3.5 m 7.5 m","The floor area of a farm education and research facility is limited to 100 m2.","a. A minimum of 30 m from all sand points, wells and streams;","2. The area of the farm home plate is limited to the greater of 10% of the lot","area or 1000 m2 up to a maximum of 2000 m2.","1. A farm residence and all farm residence accessory facilities must be located","Information Note: Where land is in the provincial Agricultural Land Reserve, all uses and","b. For a type 2 agricultural structure, at least 45 m from lots in a residential zone;"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (City's online copy, includes CD1 to CD44)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/media/file/3630-zoning-bylaw-2008pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says its online bylaw copies are meant to be up to date but are not legal versions and may not include the most recent amendments. The consolidation date is not stated in the PDF. Zones are grouped in shared tables per category (A, RS/RTh/RRh/RA, NC/CC/DC/SSC/RC, M, P), so lines for those zones give the whole category section. There is no CD37 in the bylaw."},"source_url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/media/file/3630-zoning-bylaw-2008pdf#page=16","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}