A zone in Kent: Agricultural Zone

Kent, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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