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title: "A2 zone in Peachland: Rural (Non-ALR)"
place: Peachland, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/peachland
zone: A2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2023 (consolidated July 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/zoning/a2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/zoning/a2.json"
---

# A2 zone in Peachland: Rural (Non-ALR)

A zone for rural and agriculture uses outside the Agricultural Land Reserve, dwellings and compatible accessory uses on large lots of at least 2.0 ha.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A zone for rural and agriculture uses outside the Agricultural Land Reserve, dwellings and compatible accessory uses on large lots of at least 2.0 ha.
- **Main uses:** Agriculture, excluding Agriculture, Intensive; Brewery, Distillery, or Meadery, and ancillary uses; Cannabis Cultivation, Micro; Cannabis Processing, Micro; Greenhouses and Plant Nurseries; Single Detached Dwelling; Winery or Cidery, and ancillary uses
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Agri-tourism; Agri-tourism Accommodation; Bed and Breakfast; Cannabis Testing and Research; Home Based Business, Type I, II or III; Kennels and Stables; Farm Product Processing; Farm Retail Sales; Medicinal Cannabis Dispensary; Secondary suite or Garden suite (one of either)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.0 ha on subdivision
- **Minimum lot width:** 40.0 m on subdivision; depth not less than 10% of total lot perimeter
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% for residential and accessory uses; 35% for farm buildings and structures; 75% for greenhouses
- **Maximum density:** One single detached dwelling (or one mobile home or modular home) per lot, plus one secondary suite or garden suite
- **Maximum height:** 9.1 m for single detached dwellings and greenhouses, kennels, breweries, wineries and cannabis buildings; 12.0 m for agricultural buildings including stables
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9.1 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (residential buildings except a garden suite and garden suite)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (residential buildings); 3.0 m (garden suite)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (residential buildings); 1.5 m (garden suite)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (residential buildings and garden suite)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Other accessory buildings and structures: front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Farm product processing, breweries, wineries, greenhouses and plant nurseries must be 12.0 m from all lot lines and 15.0 m from any dwelling unit; Kennel and stable buildings must be 30.0 m from all lot lines; Cannabis buildings must be 30.0 m from lot lines with a landscape buffer, or 60.0 m without one; Breweries, wineries and cannabis processing must use at least 50% farm product grown on the farm

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 2400, 2023 (consolidated July 20, 2026), s. 7.2](https://www.peachland.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-no-2400#page=88) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Peachland: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/peachland/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/peachland/zoning/a2/_