{"title":"MR zone in Kent: Resource Management","code":"MR","slug":"mr","name":"Resource Management","group":"Rural","section":"9.9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Resource and related rural development and single dwelling detached residential development on lots of not less than 8 hectares (20 acres); MR1 specifically provides for a resource processing use.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Resource and related rural development and single dwelling detached residential development on lots of not less than 8 hectares (20 acres); MR1 specifically provides for a resource processing use.","quotes":["The purpose of a Resource Management (MR) zone is to provide for resource, and related rural","development and for single dwelling detached residential development on lots of not less than 8","hectares (20 acres). The MR1 zone specifically provides for a resource processing use."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["single-dwelling residential","resource"],"quotes":["The following principal uses shall be permitted in a MR/MR1 zone:",".1 single-dwelling residential",".2 resource"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["accessory building","home occupation","short-term commercial accommodation (guest unit)","kennel","off-street parking","short-term commercial accommodation (principal residence)","secondary suite"],"quotes":["The following auxiliary uses shall be permitted in a MR/MR1 zone:",".9 secondary suite","10. resource processing in the MR1 Zone only"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8.0 hectares (20 acres)","quotes":["Lot Size 8.0 hectares (20 acres) minimum"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"61 metres (200 feet)","quotes":["Lot Width 61 metres (200 feet) minimum"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Site Coverage not regulated"]},"max_density":{"value":"not regulated","quotes":["Density not regulated"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 metres (30 feet) (single-dwelling residential)","quotes":["single-dwelling residential 9.0 metres (30 feet)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet)","quotes":["buildings and structures from 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet)","quotes":["buildings and structures from 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet)","quotes":["buildings and structures from 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 metres (25 feet)","quotes":["buildings and structures from 7.5 metres (25 feet) minimum"]},"other":{"value":["No more than one single-dwelling residential use on any one lot","Single-dwelling residential only in a site built house, a manufactured home or a mobile home"],"quotes":["No more than one single-dwelling residential use is permitted on any one lot.","A single-dwelling residential use shall be permitted only in a site built house,"]}},"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=153","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/mr/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/mr.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/mr.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kent/zoning/index.json"}}