{"title":"AG1 zone in Sechelt: Agriculture One Zone","code":"AG1","slug":"ag1","name":"Agriculture One Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"1.11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agriculture, and protecting the agricultural integrity of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR); use is subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act and regulations.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agriculture, and protecting the agricultural integrity of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR); use is subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act and regulations.","quotes":["To provide for Agriculture and to protect the Agricultural integrity of land within the Agricultural","Land Reserve (ALR). The use of land, buildings and structures is subject to the Agricultural Land"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Alcohol Production Facility","Aquaculture","Cannabis Production","Silviculture","Single-Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["Agriculture Agritourism","Alcohol Production Facility Agritourism Accommodation, as defined and","Aquaculture amended by the Agricultural Land Commission","Cannabis Production Act","Silviculture Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Single-Detached Dwelling Farm Retail Sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Agritourism","Agritourism Accommodation","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Farm Retail Sales","Gathering for an Event","Home Business","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Agritourism","Agritourism Accommodation, as defined and","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Farm Retail Sales","Gathering for an Event","Home Business","Secondary Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["LOT 2, DISTRICT LOT 3555, VAP14939: up to 5 sleeping units permitted for agritourism accommodation (up to three geodesic domes and up to two prefabricated A-Frame cabins); business licence required"],"quotes":["LOT 2, DISTRICT LOT 3555, VAP14939","up to 5 sleeping units are permitted","a. Up to three units can be geodesic domes.","b. Up to two units can be prefabricated A-Frame cabins.","c) A business licence is required for agritourism accommodation."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"16 ha (new subdivisions, subject to Agricultural Land Commission approval)","quotes":["Minimum Parcel Area for new subdivisions,","subject to approval from Agricultural Land 16 ha"]},"max_density":{"value":"Parcels under 4,000 m²: one Single-Detached Dwelling; 4,000 m² or larger: one Single-Detached Dwelling plus one Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit. Max Gross Floor Area: Single-Detached Dwelling 300 m2; Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit 90 m2","quotes":["Parcels less than 4,000 m2 One Single-Detached Dwelling","Parcels 4,000 m2 or larger","One Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit","Single-Detached Dwelling 300 m2","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit 90 m2"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m (agriculture); 8.5 m (residential)","quotes":["Agriculture 15.0 m","Residential 8.5 m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Structure 5.0 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Use 4.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal Use 4.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal Use 4.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal Use 4.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory structures: front 1.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m","quotes":["Accessory","1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Dwellings and accessory residential facilities must be inside the farm Residential footprint, which is max 2,000 m2 and max 60 m deep from the road","Maximum setback from the front parcel line to the rear of the dwelling and Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit is 50 m","Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit only permitted on a property classified as a farm under the BC Assessment Act","Farm retail sales area max 300 m2 (indoors and outdoors); Gathering for an Event max 150 people, max 10 gatherings a year"],"quotes":["The maximum area of a farm Residential footprint is 2,000 m2.","The maximum depth for a farm Residential footprint is 60 m, measured from a dedicated road. If","from the front parcel line to the rear of the 50 m","The Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit is only permitted on a property that is classified as a farm","a) the total area, both indoors and outdoors, does not exceed 300 m2","No more than 150 people, excluding residents and employees of the farm, may be gathered on","No more than 10 gatherings for an event of any type may occur on the farm within a single"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 580, 2022 (consolidated for convenience, May 2025, to Bylaw 580-17, 2024)","url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not admissible in court unless certified by the Corporate Officer; the original bylaws prevail. Amendments adopted after May 2025 are not in this text."},"source_url":"https://www.sechelt.ca/media/rdjpiexj/580-2022-zoning-bylaw.pdf#page=30","place":{"path":"ca/bc/sechelt","name":"Sechelt","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/ag1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/ag1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/ag1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/sechelt/zoning/index.json"}}