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title: "A1 zone in Kent: Small Lot Agricultural Zone"
place: Kent, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kent
zone: A1
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/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Kent: Small Lot Agricultural Zone

Agricultural and related rural development on lots created during approved Agricultural Land Commission subdivisions, boundary adjustments or homesite severances.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agricultural and related rural development on lots created during approved Agricultural Land Commission subdivisions, boundary adjustments or homesite severances.
- **Main uses:** single-dwelling residential; agricultural
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (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:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 hectares (1.0 acre); 2,000 square metres (0.5 acres) for a detached accessory dwelling unit use
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 metres (98.43 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% of lot size (all buildings); 10% of lot size (all accessory buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** not regulated
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 metres (30 feet) (single dwelling residential); 7.0 metres (23 feet) (detached accessory dwelling unit)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 metres (16 feet) (all other buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 6.0 metres (20 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres (25 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 metres (5 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 metres (15 feet)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.1.2](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=86) (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/a1/_