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title: "AG3 zone in Richmond: Agriculture"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: AG3
bylaw: Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ag3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ag3.json"
---

# AG3 zone in Richmond: Agriculture

Farming and compatible uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Reserve.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Farming and compatible uses consistent with the Agricultural Land Reserve.
- **Main uses:** animal breeding and boarding; animal day care; animal grooming; animal shelter; equestrian centre; farm business; housing, single detached; kennel, hobby dog
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** agri-tourist operation; boarding and lodging; child care; community care facility, minor; home business; roadside stand; secondary suite; winery, farm-based; bed and breakfast; seasonal farm labour accommodation; utility, major (needs Agricultural Land Commission approval; limited to a public sewage treatment plant); veterinary clinic (needs Agricultural Land Commission approval)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.0 ha where Agricultural Land Commission approval is not required for subdivision (ALR subdivision needs Commission approval); single detached housing not allowed on a lot under 828.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Hobby dog kennel 18.0 m frontage; animal day care 38.0 m; animal shelter 60.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% for greenhouses; 35% for all other agricultural buildings and structures
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.60 (0.75 with greenhouses, at least 0.70 of it greenhouses); one principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** Single detached housing 2 storeys, not over 9.0 m; agricultural buildings and structures 35.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Accessory buildings to the house 5.0 m or 1 ½ storeys; accessory structures to the house 9.0 m; all other accessory structures 20.0 m
- **Front setback:** Single detached housing: 6.0 m; agricultural buildings 7.5 m (15.0 m for mushroom barns, livestock barns, poultry brooder houses and similar)
- **Rear setback:** Single detached housing: 10.0 m; agricultural buildings 4.5 m (7.5 m for mushroom barns, apiculture hives, honey houses; 15.0 m for livestock barns, stables and similar)
- **Interior side setback:** Single detached housing on an interior lot: 1.2 m on one side and 4.0 m on the other (lots under 0.8 ha) or 6.0 m on the other (lots 0.8 ha or larger); corner lot 1.2 m; agricultural buildings 4.5 m (7.5 m or 15.0 m for some livestock and similar buildings)
- **Street side setback:** Single detached housing: 4.0 m; agricultural buildings 7.5 m (15.0 m for livestock barns, stables and similar)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings to the house use the same minimum yards as the house and must be 1.2 m apart
- **Other rules:** Farm home plate: no more than 50% of the lot for lots under 0.2 ha, or 1,000 m² for lots 0.2 ha or larger; no part of the house further than 50.0 m from the public road.; House and accessory buildings together: the lesser of 0.55 FAR on the first 464.5 m² of lot plus 0.30 on the rest, or 400 m²; each residential accessory building max 70 m².; Home business limited to 100.0 m² and must be wholly inside the dwelling unit.; Seasonal farm labour accommodation needs a farm operation of at least 8.09 ha, max 400.0 m² building and max 40 occupants.

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 14.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/AG1-424006.pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Richmond: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/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/richmond/zoning/ag3/_