---
title: "A1 zone in Colwood: Rural 1"
place: Colwood, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/colwood
zone: A1
bylaw: Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Colwood: Rural 1

Main uses: Agriculture, Intensive agriculture, Cemeteries, Community care facility, Dog boarding and breeding kennels, and 5 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** 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 (Uses in Section 2.1.10 are also permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 4 ha (minimum lot that may be created by subdivision); 4 ha minimum for intensive agriculture or kennels
- **Minimum lot width:** 60 m (highway frontage and lot width created by subdivision)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10 percent of the lot
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m; 12 m for Agriculture or Intensive agriculture use
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m; agriculture buildings 30 m; intensive agriculture buildings 90 m
- **Rear setback:** 10 m; agriculture buildings 15 m; intensive agriculture buildings 30 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m; agriculture buildings 15 m; intensive agriculture buildings 30 m
- **Other rules:** Buildings must be at least 60 m from the natural boundary of the sea

## Source

- [Colwood Land Use Bylaw No. 151, 1989 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 5.1](https://colwood.civicweb.net/document/1999#page=49) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Colwood: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/colwood/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/colwood/zoning/a1/_