Farmland Housing Regulations

Beginning in 2016, the City of Richmond went through an extensive review of their residential policies and regulations on properties in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) that permit residential uses.  This, along with recent legislative changes to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) Act and associated regulations, has resulted in a revised set of policies and regulations that establish limits on the size of residential development on farmland.

Relevant Reports

 All documents are provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format

Date	Report	Agenda Item	Meeting Minutes
2018-Nov-9	Summary of Proposed Bylaw Amendments to Revise Residential Regulations in the Agricultural Land Reserve	5	Minutes
2018-Oct-31	Single-Family Building Permit Activity in the AG1 Zone -  2018 Year to Date	6	Minutes

Relevant Documents

Further information on the City's current regulations can be found in the following bulletins:

• Size Limitations and Farm Home Plate Requirements for Residential Developments in an AG1 Zone
• Size Limitations for Residential Developments Zone RS1/F or RS1/G within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR)
• Rezoning Applications for Larger Homes in an AG1 Zone

For further information, please contact:

John Hopkins
Senior Policy Coordinator
Phone: 604-276-4279
Fax: 604-276-4052
Email: communityplanning@richmond.ca