Agricultural Zoning

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What's Happening?

In the CVRD, agriculturally zoned lands include all lands within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR), plus lands that have high agricultural potential, as identified in the Official Community Plan (OCP).

Currently, there are 36 distinct agricultural zones in existing zoning bylaws. The new CZB will:

Reduce the total number of zones in electoral areas, including agricultural zones
Update zoning throughout the electoral areas to create more consistent zoning regulations
Better align with current best practices and the OCP policies, which include strengthening protection of agricultural land
Align with the provincial Agricultural Land Use Regulation

Updates to agricultural zoning will help protect agricultural lands and food systems to build community resilience, support economic viability, and retain our region’s character.

Thank you to everyone who participated in agricultural zoning meetings in 2024. Your feedback shared during these meetings has been used as input to the Draft Comprehensive Zoning Bylaw. Please review the Draft CZB to learn more.