{"title":"A2 zone in Kent: Agri-Industrial Zone","code":"A2","slug":"a2","name":"Agri-Industrial Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.1.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural, agricultural industrial and agricultural commercial uses permitted or approved by the Agricultural Land Commission.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural, agricultural industrial and agricultural commercial uses permitted or approved by the Agricultural Land Commission.","quotes":["The purpose of an Agri-Industrial Zone is to allow for agricultural, agricultural industrial and","agricultural commercial uses permitted and/or approved by the Agricultural Land Commission."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["agricultural","commercial agricultural","single dwelling residential","cannabis cultivation facility (subject to Part 7.23)"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in an A2 zone:",".2 commercial agricultural",".3 single dwelling residential",".4 cannabis cultivation facility (subject to Part 7.23)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory office","unenclosed storage","protected non-farm"],"quotes":["The following auxiliary use shall be permitted in an A2 zone:",".6 accessory office",".7 unenclosed storage",".8 protected non-farm"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8,000 square metres (2 acre)","quotes":["Lot Size 8,000 square metres (2 acre)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"36 metres (118 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 36 metres (118 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% of the lot size (all buildings and structures; unenclosed storage); farm-related commercial and industrial: 5% on lots over 4 hectares, 0.2 hectares on lots 4 hectares or less","quotes":["all buildings and structures 35% maximum of the lot size","unenclosed storage 35% of the lot size maximum","lots greater than 4 hectares: 5%","hectares: 0.2 hectares"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet) (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 12 metres (40 feet)"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet) (all buildings and structures)","quotes":["all buildings and structures 12 metres (40 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures from 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures from 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures from 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 metres (20 feet)","quotes":["all buildings and structures from 6.0 metres (20 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Cannabis cultivation facility only in a non-soil based building, subject to Part 7.23 (its setbacks are set there)","No principal use may discharge odorous, toxic or noxious matter or vapours across lot lines"],"quotes":["is permitted in a non-soil based building; and","subject to Part 7.23 of this bylaw.","Setbacks (except cannabis cultivation","shall not discharge or emit across lot lines","odorous, toxic, or noxious matters or vapours."]}},"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=90","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/a2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/a2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}