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title: "AGRS zone in Vernon: Agriculture & Rural: Small Block (Non-ALR)"
place: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/vernon
zone: AGRS
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/agrs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vernon/zoning/agrs.json"
---

# AGRS zone in Vernon: Agriculture & Rural: Small Block (Non-ALR)

Allow agricultural and rural uses on smaller parcels outside the ALR where natural amenity is high and urban services are limited.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow agricultural and rural uses on smaller parcels outside the ALR where natural amenity is high and urban services are limited.
- **Main uses:** Rural Housing; Animal Services; Child Care Services; Housing Care Centre; Supportive Housing; Emergency Services; Agriculture
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Campsite; Light Manufacturing; Home Based Business; Outdoor Entertainment; Short-term Rental Accommodation; Temporary Storage; Special Event; Essential Utility; Minor Utility Services; Additional Agricultural Dwelling; Agricultural Stand
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha (4.94 ac) (subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 m (subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Housing uses including accessory buildings 10%; agricultural buildings and structures 35%; greenhouses and nurseries with closed wastewater and stormwater management systems 75%
- **Maximum density:** Lots over 1 ha with no community sewer, or any lot with community sewer: 1 Dwelling Unit, plus 1 Secondary Suite, plus 1 Accessory Dwelling Unit; lots under 1 ha with no community sewer: 1 Dwelling Unit plus 1 Secondary Suite
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m (dwelling units and seasonal accommodation for farm workers); 16.0 m (agricultural buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 8.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (abutting a street)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (abutting a lot); 6.0 m (abutting a laneway or alley)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (abutting a lot)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (abutting a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 6.0 m from a street, 3.0 m from a lot, 3.0 m from a laneway or alley
- **Other rules:** Kennels and stables are not permitted on lots under 2.0 ha; Kennels and stables must be 15.0 m from a street, lot, laneway or alley; Confined livestock areas and buildings housing animals must be 15.0 m from a street, lot, laneway or alley (30.0 m where abutting a housing zone)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6000 (2024), consolidated for convenience (amendments through Bylaw 6083), s. 8.3](https://www.vernon.ca/sites/default/files/docs/planning-building/zoning/bylaw6000/6000%20Zoning%20Bylaw%20-%20COMBINED.pdf#page=83) (read 2026-11-07)

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