wildlife and ecosystem management;

soil;

zoning;

ALR subdivision;

ALR;

development and productive use of agricultural land;

urban-agriculture conflict/edge planning;

agricultural impact assessment;

ALR;

recreational use of agricultural land;

commercial development;

institutional development;

ALR;

food production;

development and productive use of agricultural land;

greenhouses;

ALR;;

greenhouses;

ALR;

greenhouses;

wildlife and ecosystem management;

climate change and greenhouse gases;

research and data collection;

wildlife and ecosystem management;

recreational use of agricultural land;

waste management;

urban agriculture;

waste management;

wildlife/environmental/pest management;

composting;

soil;

food sales, access and procurement;

nutrition and public health;

urban agriculture;

food production;

livestock;

urban chickens;

HENS

A. No person shall own, keep or possess any poultry, except for hens in areas designated for that use in the City’s Zoning Bylaw, as amended from time to time. Hens are permitted in conjunction with a single family dwelling.

B. An Owner who engages in hen-keeping must:

(i) be the registered owner of, and reside at, the property where the hens are kept or obtain written permission from the property owner;

(ii) keep no more than five hens on the property;

(iii) possess a valid hen-keeping license with the Municipality by completing and submitting a registration form and an application form issued by the Municipality

(iv) supply a Hen Enclosure at least 0.9 square metres (9.69 square feet) per hen with any combination of vegetated and bare earth located in a fenced rear yard and/or side yard of the property;

(v) not attach the Hen Enclosure to the Owner’s dwelling;

(vi) not situate the Hen Enclosure within 5 metres (16.4 feet) of a neighbouring dwelling’s window or doors;

(vii) ensure the Hen Enclosure is covered entirely on all sides and the top;

(viii) provide at least one Coop at 0.5 square metre (5.38 square feet) per hen of floor area and no more than 2 metres (6.56 feet) in height, within or connected to the Hen Enclosure. The Coop must contain one perch and one nest box for each hen;

(ix) ensure that the maximum size of the Coop and Hen Enclosure combined is 7.5 square metres (80.73 square feet) in area.

(x) provide each hen with food, water, shelter, light, ventilation, veterinary care, and opportunities for essential behaviours such as scratching, dust-bathing and roosting;

(xi) maintain each Hen Enclosure in good repair and keep the enclosure in sanitary condition, free from vermin and obnoxious smells and substances;

(xii) take steps to reduce wildlife attractants by ensuring feed is enclosed in an airtight container outside of the Hen Enclosure. Store such containers in a location not accessible by wildlife or other animals;

(xiii) eggs are only for personal consumption and not for resale; (xiv) not slaughter a hen on the property or release into the wild; and (xv) not bury a hen on the property.

C. Roosters shall not be kept within the Municipal boundary.

farm incubator;

farmer training;

pilot project;

greenhouses;

waste to energy;

urban containment/growth boundary;

roads in agricultural land;

•  Designate strategically located lands outside of the Urban Containment Boundary as “Agriculture” on the land use map of the OCP.
•  Consider opportunities to develop specific road and servicing standards and requirements for Agriculture Development Areas or incubation areas and/ or lands designated as “agriculture” on the land use map in the OCP.

farm incubator;

farmer training;

economic development;

food production;

farm diversification;

aquaculture;

•  Use communication and marketing strategies around food and agriculture in Campbell River to promote a unique identity for specialized crops as appropriate. 
•  Collaborate with agencies and organizations to coordinate education initiatives in relation to land base opportunities and market feasibility of non-traditional crops such as mushrooms, salal, wild game, hops, bison etc. that may be suitable for ALR lands.
•  Support where appropriate land-based aquaculture, production of herbaceous fish. 

economic development;

education;

economic development;

education;

composting;

research and data collection;

waste to energy;

food sales, access and procurement;

food processing, storage and distribution;

farmers' markets;

food distribution;

•  Identify situations where soil capability and cropping options can be significantly enhanced with drainage and where private infrastructure must be connected to City drainage systems.
•  Ensure that capital drainage projects account for potential agricultural drainage areas where appropriate to ensure suitable long term pipe capacity.

climate change and greenhouse gases;

BC environmental farm plan;

pesticide and pest management;

waste to energy;

pilot project;

greenhouses;

education;

urban agriculture;

urban gardens/orchard;

food production;

irrigation and drainage;

partnerships/advocacy/liaising;

food sales, access and procurement;

nutrition and public health;

waste management;

wildlife/environmental/pest management;

composting;
soil;

wildlife and ecosystem management;

food production;

food production;

food production;

seeds;

crops;

food production;

GE/GMO;

crops;

nutrition and public health;

policy partnerships, advocacy and development;

urban containment/growth boundary;

commercial development;

residential development;

ALR subdivision;

urban containment/growth boundary;

ALR;

ALR subdivision;

ALR;

food processing, storage and distribution;

food sales, access and procurement;

economic development;;

farmers' markets;

food processing;

farm retail/farm gate sales;

farm diversification;

agri-tourism;

water management;

waste management;

water rate for agriculture;

development and productive use of agricultural land;

roads in agricultural land;

buffer at agricultural edge;

residential development;

Residential developments abutting agricultural land will be required to reduce potential conflicts between residential and agricultural uses by:

(a) Designing road access to direct traffic away from agricultural land;

(b) Using larger lot sizes along the interface with farming to provide for greater separation;

(c) Providing screening and landscaping buffers within the residential development to protect residents from agricultural activities;

(d) Increased building setbacks for residential buildings along the agricultural edge; and

(e) Provide a drainage study prepared by a Professional Engineer to ensure runoff from the proposed development does not affect agricultural land.

aquaculture;

livestock;

ALR exclusion;

ALR;

 Buffers

1. Any commercial, industrial or residential land use abutting an agricultural zone including land in the ALR shall provide and maintain a buffer on the non-agricultural side of the lot boundary that complies with the requirements of the Agricultural Land Commission’s Landscape Buffer Specifications, ALC 1993.

2. Resource extraction activities as permitted by the relevant agency of the Provincial Government shall require a buffer to be maintained on all lot boundaries, except that where a lot abuts a right of way or easement for public or quasi-public purposes, which is contiguous with a highway, such right of way or easement may be deemed to be within the lot for purposes of establishing the buffer area.

.1 The depth of buffer required in the case of any resource extraction activities as permitted by the relevant agency of the Provincial Government shall be 30 meters [100 ft].

.2 The depth of a buffer required in the case of a landfill shall be 60 meters [200 ft].

3. Within a buffer area:

.1 No building or structure may be erected or placed, except a fence, a wall, or in the case of that part of the buffer area contiguous with the highway, identification signs.

.2 No garbage disposal area and no vehicle parking area shall be located.

.3 Except where danger or a road is involved, no plant material may be removed, nor may any substance of which land is composed be deposited or removed except as part of a recognizable beautification scheme.

.4 The only roads permitted in the buffer areas are those which cross it as close to right angles as practicable and connect directly with the road system contained within the remainder of the lot.

Keeping of Animals

1. The keeping of animals, where permitted, shall be subject to the following regulations:

.1 On any parcel 2.0 ha or less in area, the total number of livestock, must not exceed one (1) animal unit for each 0.2 ha of parcel area;

.2 despite Section 4.31.1, on any parcel 0.4 ha or less in area, the total number of poultry and/or fur bearing animals shall not exceed twenty-five (25).

.3 All structures, pens, runs, enclosures and manure piles shall in addition be located to the satisfaction of the Medical Health Officer in respect of all nearby wells, lakes, streams, springs, groundwater or other bodies of water which in his opinion could suffer contamination therefrom and subject to the regulation of the Waste Management Act.

food production;

urban agriculture;

Hobby Beekeeping Use

Where permitted a Hobby Beekeeping use is subject to the following provisions:

a) A maximum of two (2) hives per property shall be permitted;

b) Bee Hives for a Hobby Beekeeper use shall be located to the rear of the principal building on the lot;

c) Hives must: (i) be raised a minimum of 2.5 metres above grade; or (ii) be behind a solid fence or hedge a minimum of 2.0 metres in height located parallel to an adjacent property line and extending a minimum of 6.0 metres horizontally beyond the hive in either direction. (iii) be oriented with the hive entrance facing towards the centre of the property.

(3) An Accessory Employee Residential Use

(a) shall be permitted on a lot with a minimum area of 2 hectares; except where a lot is designated on the Official Community Plan for "Agricultural" or "Rural Residential" use, the minimum lot area shall be 1.7 hectares;

(b) shall be limited to a lot classified as farmland under the Assessment Act;

(c) shall be limited to one accessory employee residential dwelling per lot;

(d) shall not be permitted unless there is registered in the Land Title Office a restrictive covenant in respect of any Accessory Employee Residential dwelling restricting such dwelling to an Accessory Employee Residential use;

(e) the restrictive covenant referred to in this sub-section shall be registered in the Land Title Office with the consent of the registered owner of the lands against which it is charged and in priority to any other encumbrance or charge, save and except any reservation in the original Crown Grant or any Easement, Right-of-way or other restrictive covenant.