A1 zone in Kent: Small Lot Agricultural Zone

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

In short

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 (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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