{"title":"A-1 zone in Salmon Arm: Agriculture Zone","code":"A-1","slug":"a-1","name":"Agriculture Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"34","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Identify and preserve land with good agricultural or forestry potential, respecting the rural nature of the area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Identify and preserve land with good agricultural or forestry potential, respecting the rural nature of the area.","quotes":["The A-1 Zone is intended to identify and preserve land with good agricultural or forestry potential."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["agriculture","single family dwelling","intensive agriculture","silviculture","outdoor recreation","kennel","equestrian facility","equestrian facility campsite"],"quotes":["agriculture","single family dwelling","intensive agriculture","silviculture","outdoor recreation","kennel","equestrian facility","equestrian facility campsite"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["one secondary suite or one rural accessory dwelling unit","bed and breakfast, limited to three let rooms in the principal dwelling","boarders, limited to two","family childcare facility","group childcare","home occupation","accessory use, including the retail sale of agricultural products produced on the parcel"],"quotes":["one secondary suite or one rural accessory dwelling unit","bed and breakfast, limited to three let rooms in the principal dwelling","boarders, limited to two","family childcare facility","group childcare","home occupation","accessory use, including the retail sale of agricultural products produced on the parcel."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8 hectares","quotes":["The minimum parcel size shall be 8 hectares (19.8 acres)."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"150 m","quotes":["The minimum parcel width shall be 150 metres (492.1 feet)."]},"max_density":{"value":"Two dwelling units per parcel: the principal dwelling plus one secondary suite or one rural accessory dwelling unit; principal dwelling floor area up to 500 m², rural accessory dwelling unit up to 90 m²","quotes":["The maximum number of dwelling units shall be two per parcel comprising of the principal use dwelling and one","shall be no greater than 500 square metres (5,382ft2) and a rural accessory dwelling unit shall be no greater than","90 square metres (968ft2)."]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (residential building)","quotes":["The maximum height of a residential building shall be 10 metres (32.8 feet)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12 m (rural accessory buildings, with or without a rural accessory dwelling unit)","quotes":["The maximum height of rural accessory buildings, with or without a rural accessory dwelling unit, shall be 12 metres"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m for non-agricultural buildings; 30.0 m for buildings intended for agricultural uses","quotes":["Front parcel line shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet)","Front parcel line shall be 30.0 metres (98.4 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m for non-agricultural buildings; 15.0 m for agricultural buildings","quotes":["Rear parcel line shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet)","Rear parcel line shall be 15.0 metres (49.2 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m for non-agricultural buildings; 15.0 m for agricultural buildings","quotes":["Interior side parcel line shall be 3.0 metres (9.8 feet)","Interior side parcel line shall be 15.0 metres (49.2 feet)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m for non-agricultural buildings; 30.0 m for agricultural buildings","quotes":["Exterior side parcel line shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet)","Exterior side parcel line shall be 30.0 metres (98.4 feet)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Rural accessory dwelling unit: 6.0 m from all parcel lines. Other non-agricultural principal and rural accessory buildings: front 6.0 m, rear 6.0 m, interior side 3.0 m, exterior side 6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum setback of a rural accessory dwelling unit from all parcel lines shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet).","Front parcel line shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet)","Rear parcel line shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet)","Interior side parcel line shall be 3.0 metres (9.8 feet)","Exterior side parcel line shall be 6.0 metres (19.7 feet)"]},"other":{"value":["Agricultural buildings must be 15.0 m from any single family dwelling and 30.0 m from any watercourse or body of water","Kennels must be 30 m from all parcel lines","Feed lots must be 100.0 m from any highway right-of-way and 65.0 m from any parcel not zoned A-1","Retail stand for agricultural products: maximum floor area 40 m²"],"quotes":["Any single family dwelling shall be 15.0 metres (49.2 feet)","Any watercourse or body of water shall be 30.0 metres (98.4 feet)","The minimum setback of kennels from all parcel lines shall be 30 metres (98.4 feet).","any highway right-of-way shall be 100.0 metres (328.1 feet)","any parcel not zoned A-1 shall be 65.0 metres (213.3 feet)","retail sale stand does not exceed 40 square metres (430.5 square feet)."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 2303 (Schedule \"A\" consolidation, effective December 18, 1995, updated August 2026)","url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Schedule \"B\" (the zoning maps, Maps 1 to 13) is at the end of the same PDF as images with no text layer; sections 13 and 37 are blank placeholders and CD-5 and CD-10 are listed as \"Pending\" in Table 1."},"source_url":"https://www.salmonarm.ca/DocumentCenter/View/74/Zoning-Bylaw-No-2303#page=92","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salmon-arm","name":"Salmon Arm","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/a-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/a-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/a-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salmon-arm/zoning/index.json"}}