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title: "CS2 zone in Kent: Service Station Commercial Zone"
place: Kent, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/kent
zone: CS2
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/cs2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/cs2.json"
---

# CS2 zone in Kent: Service Station Commercial Zone

A rational pattern of service station outlets to adequately serve the requirements of the municipality.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A rational pattern of service station outlets to adequately serve the requirements of the municipality.
- **Main uses:** service station; tank vehicle storage
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** accessory building; off-street loading; unenclosed storage; commercial; accessory single-dwelling residential; off-street parking; restaurant (Commercial is limited to retail sale of groceries, a restaurant and automated banking machines, up to 30% of the gross floor area.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Parcel C (Reference Plan 10639) Legal Subdivision 10 and 15 Section 25 Township 3 Range 29: liquor retail store commercial use and 90% of commercial gross floor area permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,115 square metres (12,000 square feet)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 metres (100 feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum density:** not regulated
- **Maximum height:** 12 metres (40 feet) (all buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 9.0 metres (30 feet)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 metres (5 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 metres (20 feet)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 metres (20 feet)
- **Other rules:** Accessory single-dwelling residential only on the storey above the first storey, or attached to the rear of the principal building; Unenclosed storage must be screened by a landscape screen 1.5 metres (5 feet) to 1.8 metres (6 feet) high

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.7.4](https://media-003-ca.cdn.govstack.com/kentbc-ca/media/5aefsox2/zoning-bylaw_consolidated-october-6-2025.pdf#page=130) (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/cs2/_