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 Agricultural Land Commission Act |
Policy #6 PERMITTED USES IN THE ALR: |
| This policy provides advice to assist in the interpretation of the Agricultural Land Commission Act, 2002 and Regulation. In case of ambiguity or inconsistency, the Act and Regulation will govern. | |
REFERENCE:
Agricultural Land Reserve Use, Subdivision and Procedure Regulation (BC Reg. 171/2002), the "Regulation", Section 3 (1) (d)
| Section 3 (1) | "the following land uses are permitted in an agricultural land reserve unless otherwise prohibited by a local government bylaw: | |
| (d) | bed and breakfast use of not more than 4 bedrooms for short term tourist accommodation or such other number of bedrooms as specified in a local government bylaw for the area in which the parcel is located;" | |
See also BC Reg. 171/2002, Section 3 (1) (a) ‘agri-tourism accommodation’
INTERPRETATION:
The Regulation permits a maximum of four bedrooms for bed and breakfast accommodation use on a parcel in the ALR. Alternatively, the Regulation provides for this use with the maximum number of bedrooms permitted in a local government bylaw for the area in which the parcel is located. In other words, the local government bylaw requirement for the maximum number of bed and breakfast bedrooms applies, and may allow a fewer or greater number of bedrooms, where a bylaw is in place for land in the ALR. The bylaw may further define ‘short term’ and additional local government requirements must also be met.
For bed and breakfast use in the ALR (unlike agri-tourism accommodation), there is no requirement that the parcel has ‘farm’ classification.
The bed and breakfast use is accessory to the residential use of the parcel. The bedrooms may be located in a dwelling or an accessory building to a dwelling, including a garage.
The bed and breakfast use is for short term, tourist accommodation for paying guests.
TERMS:
Short term — means the use by a tourist of bedroom accommodation for agri-tourism for a period of not more than 30 consecutive days. The term ‘tourist’ used in this policy, means a person who travels from place to place away from their permanent residence for pleasure or business.