---
title: "A2 zone in Coldstream: Agricultural Small Lot Zone"
place: Coldstream, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coldstream
zone: A2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/a2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/zoning/a2.json"
---

# A2 zone in Coldstream: Agricultural Small Lot Zone

Accommodate rural lots located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate rural lots located within the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).
- **Main uses:** Agriculture; Agriculture, Hobby Farm; Community Care, Minor; Manufactured Home; Single-Detached Dwelling; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Buildings and Structures; Bed & Breakfast; Farm Retail; Gathering for an Event; Home-Based Business, Rural; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for all buildings and structures; 15% for impervious hard-surfaced areas
- **Maximum density:** 1 Single-Detached Dwelling with a Secondary Suite, or 1 Manufactured Home
- **Maximum height:** Single-Detached Dwelling 11 m or 3 storeys; Manufactured Home 4.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** rear 2 m; 3 m between buildings
- **Other rules:** 9 m setback where a lot line abuts listed major roads; Secondary Suite not permitted on a lot under 1 ha unless an onsite sewage report is provided; Single-Detached Dwelling maximum floor area 500 m², including 90 m² for a Secondary Suite; Pan-handle lots not permitted; agricultural setbacks as in the A1 zone

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1838, 2024 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments adopted up to June 8, 2026), s. 402](https://coldstream.civicweb.net/document/104562#page=83) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coldstream: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coldstream/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/coldstream/zoning/a2/_