---
title: "AG4 zone in Richmond: Agriculture"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: AG4
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/ag4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ag4.json"
---

# AG4 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; cranberry processing facility; equestrian centre; farm business; housing, single detached; kennel, hobby dog (Cranberry processing facility is only permitted on AG4 sites.)
- **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; 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:** 13% for AG4; 75% greenhouses and 35% other agricultural buildings otherwise
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.11 for AG4; one principal dwelling unit per lot
- **Maximum height:** 14 m for buildings (AG4); agricultural buildings and structures 35.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 20 m for accessory structures (AG4)
- **Front setback:** Buildings and structures: 20 m for west and east, 18 m for south, 13 m for north (AG4)
- **Rear setback:** Buildings and structures: 20 m for west and east, 18 m for south, 13 m for north (AG4)
- **Interior side setback:** Buildings and structures: 20 m for west and east, 18 m for south, 13 m for north (AG4)
- **Street side setback:** Buildings and structures: 20 m for west and east, 18 m for south, 13 m for north (AG4)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 9 m to all property lines (AG4)
- **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.; Home business limited to 100.0 m² and must be wholly inside the dwelling unit.; Cranberry processing facility: parking 1 space per 100 m² of gross leasable floor area; outdoor storage max 8 m high and 9 m from property lines.

## 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/ag4/_