{"title":"CT2 zone in Kent: Town Centre Commercial and Residential Zone","code":"CT2","slug":"ct2","name":"Town Centre Commercial and Residential Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"9.7.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"The full range of commercial, retail, office, cultural and entertainment needs in the town centre in combination with multiple dwelling residential uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"The full range of commercial, retail, office, cultural and entertainment needs in the town centre in combination with multiple dwelling residential uses.","quotes":["The purpose of a Town Centre Commercial and Residential (CT2) zone is to provide for the full","range of commercial, retail, office, cultural and entertainment needs in the town center in","combination with multiple dwelling residential uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["commercial","office","veterinary hospital","entertainment and recreation","civic","assembly","hotel","neighbourhood pub","off-street parking","restaurant","retail cannabis sales","child care centre"],"note":"Commercial excludes lumber and building supply stores with more than 25% outside storage; hotel only on storeys above the first.","quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a CT2 zone:",".3 veterinary hospital",".7 hotel",".8 neighbourhood pub",".12 child care centre","with more than 25% outside storage."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["off-street loading","apartment","accessory single-dwelling residential"],"note":"Apartment and accessory single-dwelling residential are limited to storeys above the first storey of a commercial building.","quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a CT2 zone:",".11 off-street loading",".12 apartment",".13 accessory single-dwelling residential"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 1 District Lot 19 Plan EPP12043 (PID 028-591-640): residential density up to 111 units per hectare (45 units per acre) with a $12,000 payment per increased unit","Lot C District Lot 19 Plan BCP3019: residential density up to 64 units per hectare (26 units per acre) with a $12,000 payment per increased unit"],"quotes":["Lot 1 District Lot 19 Group 1 Yale","111 units per hectare (45 units per acre)","Lot C District Lot 19 Group 1 Yale","64 units per hectare (26 units per acre)","maximum set out in Table 9.7.2.2, if the developer pays the District $12,000 per"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1400 square metres (15,070 square feet) (hotel); 900 square metres (9,700 square feet) (apartment); 465 square metres (5,000 square feet) (all other uses)","quotes":["hotel 1400 square metres minimum","(15,070 square feet)","900 square metres minimum","(9,700 square feet)","465 square metres minimum","(5,000 square feet)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 metres (50 feet); 10 metres (33 feet) for the access strip on panhandle lots","quotes":["all other lots 15 metres (50 feet) minimum","access strip on panhandle lots 10 metres (33 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["all buildings and structures not regulated"]},"max_density":{"value":"50 units per hectare (20 units per acre) for residential uses (higher on listed lots)","quotes":["the maximum density for residential","uses shall not exceed 50 units per hectare (20 units per acres);"]},"max_height":{"value":"12 metres (40 feet)","quotes":["Height 12 metres (40 feet) maximum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"not regulated (3.0 metres (10 feet) for storeys above the first storey used for an apartment)","quotes":["all other lot lines not regulated","front lot line 3.0 metres (10 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"not regulated (9.0 metres (30 feet) for storeys above the first storey used for an apartment)","quotes":["all other lot lines not regulated","rear lot line 9.0 metres (30 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"not regulated (3.0 metres (10 feet) for storeys above the first storey used for an apartment)","quotes":["all other lot lines not regulated","interior lot line 3.0 metres (10 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 metres (10 feet)","quotes":["exterior side lot line 3.0 metres (10 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["Apartment floor area: each unit 32.5 square metres (350 square feet) minimum plus 14 square metres (150 square feet) per bedroom","Retail cannabis sales: not within 125 metres of any public or private school or 200 metres from any child care centre; limited to one site in the CT1 and CT2 zones"],"quotes":["apartment 32.5 square metres (350 square","14 square metres (150 square feet)","not be located on a lot within 125 metres of any public or private school and","200 metres from any child care centre."]}},"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=124","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/ct2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/ct2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/ct2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}