{"title":"A1 zone in Colwood: Rural 1","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Rural 1","group":"Rural","section":"5.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, Intensive agriculture, Cemeteries, Community care facility, Dog boarding and breeding kennels, and 5 more.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture","Intensive agriculture","Cemeteries","Community care facility","Dog boarding and breeding kennels","Golf course","One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling","Riding academies, riding stables","Silviculture","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"note":"Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.","quotes":["Agriculture;","Intensive agriculture;","Cemeteries;","Community care facility;","Dog boarding and breeding kennels;","Golf course;","One-family dwelling and two-family dwelling;","Riding academies, riding stables;","Silviculture;","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing","In addition to the uses permitted by Section 2.1.10 of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Not more than 4 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit that does not contain a secondary suite","Home occupation","Secondary suite","Accessory buildings and structures","Accessory dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Not more than 4 boarders or lodgers in a dwelling unit that does not contain a secondary suite,","Home occupation;","Secondary suite;","Accessory buildings and structures;","Accessory dwelling unit; and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision); 4 ha minimum for intensive agriculture or kennels","quotes":["The minimum lot area that may be created by subdivision shall be 4 ha.","The minimum lot area required for an Intensive agriculture or Dog Boarding and Breeding kennel use is 4 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)","quotes":["The minimum highway frontage and lot width that may be created by subdivision shall be 60 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10 percent of the lot","quotes":["The maximum coverage shall be 10 percent of the lot."]},"max_density":{"value":"One one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling per lot, plus one extra one-family dwelling for housing employees on a farm lot of 4 ha or more","quotes":["There shall be not more than one-family dwelling or one two-family dwelling on a lot.","one additional one-family dwelling for the sole purpose of housing"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m; 12 m for Agriculture or Intensive agriculture use","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 10.5 m.","agriculture use shall not exceed 12 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m; agriculture buildings 30 m; intensive agriculture buildings 90 m","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 7.5 m in depth.","not less than 30 m from the front lot line","shall not be less than 90 m from the front lot line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m; agriculture buildings 15 m; intensive agriculture buildings 30 m","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 m in depth.","not less than 15 m from any other lot line","and not less than 30 m from any other lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m; agriculture buildings 15 m; intensive agriculture buildings 30 m","quotes":["Side yards shall be provided of not less than 3 m in width.","not less than 15 m from any other lot line","and not less than 30 m from any other lot line."]},"other":{"value":["Buildings must be at least 60 m from the natural boundary of the sea"],"quotes":["60 m from the natural boundary of the sea."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)","url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the original bylaws should be consulted for interpretation and application. Colwood's zoning bylaw is called the Land Use Bylaw. Zone sections for CD zones from 10.5 onward are numbered with roman-numeral page footers in the document; pdf_page is the PDF page. No Section 10.28 exists in the consolidation."},"source_url":"https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=49","place":{"path":"ca/bc/colwood","name":"Colwood","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/index.json"}}