{"title":"A1 zone in Kent: Small Lot Agricultural Zone","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Small Lot Agricultural Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.1.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural and related rural development on lots created during approved Agricultural Land Commission subdivisions, boundary adjustments or homesite severances.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural and related rural development on lots created during approved Agricultural Land Commission subdivisions, boundary adjustments or homesite severances.","quotes":["The purpose of a Small Lot Agricultural Zone is to provide for agricultural and related rural","development on lots created during approved Agricultural Land Commission"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["single-dwelling residential","agricultural"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in an A1 zone:","single-dwelling residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","home occupation","short-term commercial accommodation (guest unit)","off-street parking","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 A1 zone:","protected non-farm","accessory dwelling unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Parcel One (Reference Plan 16325) of Parcel H, Lot 2 Section 25 Township 3 Range 29, Plan 10517: minimum lot size reduced from 0.4 hectare to 0.078 hectare"],"quotes":["To reduce the minimum lot size from","0.4 hectare to 0.078 hectare."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.4 hectares (1.0 acre); 2,000 square metres (0.5 acres) for a detached accessory dwelling unit use","quotes":["0.4 hectares (1.0 acre) minimum","2,000 square metres (0.5 acres)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 metres (98.43 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 30 metres (98.43 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% of lot size (all buildings); 10% of lot size (all accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["30% of lot size maximum","10% of lot size maximum"]},"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)","quotes":["single dwelling residential 9.0 metres (30 feet) maximum","detached accessory dwelling 7.0 metres (23 feet) maximum"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 metres (16 feet) (all other buildings and structures)","quotes":["all other buildings and 5.0 metres (16 feet) maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["front lot line 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet)","quotes":["rear lot line 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres (5 feet)","quotes":["interior lot line 1.5 metres (5 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres (15 feet)","quotes":["exterior lot line 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m (20 feet), rear 1.5 m (5 feet), exterior side 4.5 m (15 feet), interior side 1.5 m (5 feet) (all other buildings and structures)","quotes":["front lot line 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum","rear lot line 1.5 metres (5 feet) minimum","exterior lot line 4.5 metres (15 feet) minimum","interior lot line 1.5 metres (5 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Detached accessory dwelling unit: 90 square metres (968 square feet) maximum floor area","Agri-tourism and farm retail sales: 300 square metres (3,229 square feet) maximum floor area","Single dwelling residential only in a site built house, a manufactured home or a mobile home"],"quotes":["detached accessory dwelling 90 square metres (968 square","agri-tourism and farm retail 300 square metres (3,229 square","A single-dwelling residential use shall be permitted only in a site built house, a"]}},"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=86","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/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}