---
title: "UA zone in Canal Flats: Urban Agriculture"
place: Canal Flats, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/canal-flats
zone: UA
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/ua/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/zoning/ua.json"
---

# UA zone in Canal Flats: Urban Agriculture

Accommodate a residential zone with allowable agricultural uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate a residential zone with allowable agricultural uses.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Single detached; Dwelling, Two-unit; Food Processing, Storage and Sales; Horticulture; Market Garden; Outdoor Recreation Facility
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Based Business 1-Minor; Home Based Business 2-Major; Food and Beverage Service – Food Primary (accessory to Outdoor Recreation Facility); Other uses, buildings and structures accessory to a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 555 m² (0.14 acre) for residential use; 0.2 ha (0.5 acre) for all other uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (all buildings and structures combined)
- **Maximum density:** One single detached dwelling or one two-unit dwelling per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 10.0m (32.8 ft.)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Must be less than the principal building
- **Front setback:** Residential uses 4.0m (13.1 ft.); all other uses 6.0 m (19.7 ft.)
- **Rear setback:** Residential uses 6.0m (19.7 ft.); all other uses 6.0 m (19.7 ft.)
- **Interior side setback:** Residential uses 3.0m (9.8 ft.); all other uses 6.0 m (19.7 ft.)
- **Street side setback:** Residential uses 4.0m (13.1 ft.); all other uses 4.0 m (13.1 ft.)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Residential uses: front equal to or greater than the principal building, rear 2.0m (6.6 ft.), interior side 3.0m (9.8 ft.), exterior side 3.0m (9.8 ft.). All other uses: front 6.0 m (19.7 ft.), rear 6.0 m (19.7 ft.), interior side 6.0 m (19.7 ft.), exterior side 4.0 m (13.1 ft.)
- **Other rules:** Residential parcels must be serviced by municipal water and sewer if available; More than one building associated with a principal use is permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 215, 2019 (consolidated to Bylaw 298, 2026), s. 5.17](https://canalflats.civicweb.net/document/50072#page=72) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Canal Flats: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/canal-flats/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/canal-flats/zoning/ua/_