---
title: "A zone in Kent: Agricultural Zone"
place: Kent, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kent
zone: A
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a.json"
---

# A zone in Kent: Agricultural Zone

Agricultural and related rural development, protecting the agricultural integrity of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agricultural and related rural development, protecting the agricultural integrity of land in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
- **Main uses:** single-dwelling residential; agricultural; intensive agricultural
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (Accessory dwelling units are secondary suite, garden suite, coach house or secondary dwelling; one secondary suite and one detached accessory dwelling unit per lot.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 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)
- **Minimum lot width:** 45 metres (148 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** not regulated
- **Maximum density:** not regulated
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.0 metres (23 feet) (detached accessory dwelling unit); 12 metres (40 feet) (all other buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet); 61 metres (200 feet) for intensive agricultural uses
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet); 61 metres (200 feet) for intensive agricultural uses
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet); 30.5 metres (100 feet) for intensive agricultural uses
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet); 61 metres (200 feet) for intensive agricultural uses
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.1.1](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=78) (read 2026-11-07)

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