CT2 zone in Kent: Town Centre Commercial and Residential Zone

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

In short

The full range of commercial, retail, office, cultural and entertainment needs in the town centre in combination with multiple dwelling residential uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	The full range of commercial, retail, office, cultural and entertainment needs in the town centre in combination with multiple dwelling residential uses.
Main uses	commercial office veterinary hospital entertainment and recreation civic assembly hotel neighbourhood pub off-street parking restaurant retail cannabis sales child care centre Commercial excludes lumber and building supply stores with more than 25% outside storage; hotel only on storeys above the first.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	off-street loading apartment accessory single-dwelling residential Apartment and accessory single-dwelling residential are limited to storeys above the first storey of a commercial building.
Extra uses on specific lots	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
Minimum lot area	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)
Minimum lot width	15 metres (50 feet); 10 metres (33 feet) for the access strip on panhandle lots
Maximum lot coverage	not regulated
Maximum density	50 units per hectare (20 units per acre) for residential uses (higher on listed lots)
Maximum height	12 metres (40 feet)
Front setback	not regulated (3.0 metres (10 feet) for storeys above the first storey used for an apartment)
Rear setback	not regulated (9.0 metres (30 feet) for storeys above the first storey used for an apartment)
Interior side setback	not regulated (3.0 metres (10 feet) for storeys above the first storey used for an apartment)
Street side setback	3.0 metres (10 feet)
Other rules	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

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 1219, 2001 (consolidated October 6, 2025), s. 9.7.2 (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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