{"title":"A zone in Kent: Agricultural Zone","code":"A","slug":"a","name":"Agricultural Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.1.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural and related rural development, protecting the agricultural integrity of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural and related rural development, protecting the agricultural integrity of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.","quotes":["The purpose of an Agricultural (A) zone is to provide for agricultural and related rural"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["single-dwelling residential","agricultural","intensive agricultural"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in an A zone:","single-dwelling residential","intensive agricultural"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","home occupation","short-term commercial accommodation (guest unit)","resource","kennel","off-street parking","campground (only on specific lots)","commercial (only on specific lots)","protected non-farm","accessory dwelling unit","short-term commercial accommodation (principal residence)"],"note":"Accessory dwelling units are secondary suite, garden suite, coach house or secondary dwelling; one secondary suite and one detached accessory dwelling unit per lot.","quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in an A zone:","home occupation","kennel","protected non-farm","accessory dwelling unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Campground: Parcel E, Plan 53043F, Section 26 Township 3 Range 30 (PID 013-177-761)","Commercial (electrical contractor): Lot 2 District Lot 38 Plan BCP40208 (PID 027-876-250)","Commercial (helicopter landing site): Lot 112 Section 20 Township 3 Range 28 Plan 44978 (PID 008-027-064)","Commercial (general contracting): Lot 18 Section 20 Township 3 Range 28 Plan 2516 (PID 006-499-091)","Commercial (welding shop): Lot 29 District Lot 19 Plan 28013 (PID 008-928-193)"],"quotes":["PID: 013-177-761 (see Part 9.1.4.1 Site Plan 1).","PID: 027-876-250 (see Part 9.1.4.2 Site","PID:008-","PID: 006-499-091","PID: 008-928-193 (see"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2.0 hectares (5 acres) (all other uses); 4.0 hectares (10 acres) (intensive agricultural); 2,000 square metres (0.5 acres) (detached accessory dwelling unit)","quotes":["all other uses 2.0 hectares (5 acres) minimum","intensive agricultural 4.0 hectares (10 acres) minimum","2,000 square metres (0.5 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"45 metres (148 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 45 metres (148 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Site Coverage not regulated"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 metres (30 feet) (single-dwelling residential); 7.0 metres (23 feet) (detached accessory dwelling unit); 12 metres (40 feet) (all other buildings and structures)","quotes":["single-dwelling residential 9.0 metres (30 feet) maximum","detached accessory dwelling 7.0 metres (23 feet) maximum","all other buildings and structures 12 metres (40 feet) maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"7.0 metres (23 feet) (detached accessory dwelling unit); 12 metres (40 feet) (all other buildings and structures)","quotes":["detached accessory dwelling 7.0 metres (23 feet) maximum","all other buildings and structures 12 metres (40 feet) maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet); 61 metres (200 feet) for intensive agricultural uses","quotes":["front lot line 61 metres (200 feet) minimum","all other buildings and structures 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet); 61 metres (200 feet) for intensive agricultural uses","quotes":["rear lot line 61 metres (200 feet) minimum","all other buildings and structures 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet); 30.5 metres (100 feet) for intensive agricultural uses","quotes":["interior side lot line 30.5 metres (100 feet) minimum","all other buildings and structures 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet); 61 metres (200 feet) for intensive agricultural uses","quotes":["exterior side lot line 61 metres (200 feet) minimum","all other buildings and structures 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Detached accessory dwelling unit floor area: 90 square metres (968 square feet) on lots smaller than 40 hectares; 186 square metres (2,000 square feet) on lots 40 hectares or larger","Single-dwelling residential only in a site built house, a manufactured home or a mobile home","Illuminated greenhouse light emissions must not exceed 5,000 lux"],"quotes":["detached accessory dwelling 90 square metres (968 square","unit use on lots smaller than 40","detached accessory dwelling 186 square metres (2,000 square","A single-dwelling residential use shall be permitted only in a site built house,","do not exceed 5,000 lux."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)","url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The District's consolidation is for convenience only and is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted. Resource Management Zone (MR) and Resource Management Industrial Zone (MR1) share one section (9.9.1), so they share one line range. The PDF is hosted on the District's website CDN (linked from kentbc.ca)."},"source_url":"https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=78","place":{"path":"ca/bc/kent","name":"Kent","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}