{"title":"A1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Agriculture 1","code":"A1","slug":"a1","name":"Agriculture 1","group":"Agricultural","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Agriculture, farm buildings and structures, Single-family dwellings.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture, farm buildings and structures","Single-family dwellings"],"quotes":["Agriculture, farm buildings and structures","Single-family dwellings"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["A secondary suite subject to Section 3.16","Home-based business use subject to Section 3.13","Commercial guest accommodation in a campground on agricultural land classified as a farm under the Assessment Act","On a lot classified as a farm under the Assessment Act, a second accessory dwelling unit (pre-existing dwelling built before February 22, 2019, a manufactured home built between July 4, 2019 and December 31, 2021, or a farmworker's dwelling unit of limited size)"],"note":"Campground accommodation needs an agri-tourism activity on the lot; a second dwelling unit is limited to farm lots.","quotes":["A secondary suite subject to Section 3.16","Home-based business use subject to Section 3.13","Commercial guest accommodation in a campground on agricultural land classified as a","farm under the Assessment Act","Where a lot is classified as a farm under the Assessment Act, in addition to a secondary","suite, a second accessory dwelling unit is permitted provided that it is:","a) a pre-existing dwelling unit constructed before February 22, 2019; or","b) a manufactured home constructed between July 4, 2019 and December 31,","2021; or"]},"site_specific":{"value":["A1(a): Community hall; Processing and storage of farm products produced mainly within the Salt Spring Island Local Trust Area; Museum; Outdoor community events","A1(b): Outdoor children's recreational camp","A1(d): A hotel and restaurant, including accessory buildings, occupying no more than 675 square metres of lot coverage","A1(e): maximum of 1 lot within the entire area zoned A1(e); minimum new lot 6.7 ha","A1(f): Emergency response station; Fire training facility"],"quotes":["Zone Variation – A1(a)","Community hall;","Museum;","Outdoor community events.","Zone Variation – A1(b)","Outdoor children’s recreational camp.","Zone Variation – A1(d)","A hotel and restaurant, including accessory buildings, occupying no more","than 675 square metres of lot coverage.","not exceed 1.","6.7 ha.","Zone Variation – A1(f)","Emergency response station.","Fire training facility."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8 ha; 6.7 ha on lands zoned A1(e)","quotes":["Minimum area of an individual lot that may be created through subdivision (ha) 8 8","6.7 ha."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35 per cent for all buildings and structures excluding greenhouses; 75 per cent including greenhouses; 5 per cent for all campsites, buildings and structures in a campground","quotes":["Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures, excluding greenhouses","35 35","Maximum combined lot coverage of all buildings and structures, including greenhouses","75 75","Maximum lot coverage of all campsites, buildings and structures in a campground (per","5 N/A"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Minimum rear lot line setback (metres) for buildings, structures and uses that are not","4.5 4.5"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum 10 bedrooms used in a bed and breakfast home-based business and campsites combined on any lot","Most land is also in the Agricultural Land Reserve; accessory uses there are permitted only if the Agricultural Land Commission also approves them","Total impervious surface of farm buildings, structures and pavement may not exceed 3500 m² or 10 per cent of a lot unless built to an engineer's stormwater design"],"quotes":["Maximum combined number of bedrooms used in a bed and breakfast home-based","10 N/A","Most land in the Agriculture 1 or Agriculture 2 zones is also in the","Agricultural Land Reserve. Where this is the case, the accessory uses","not to exceed 3500 square metres or cover more than 10 per cent of a lot"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026","url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The Islands Trust says the consolidation is for convenience only and is not to be construed as a legal document. The zone names for R, RU1-RU3, RW1-RW2, Ri, S1-S8 are written out in the bylaw only as column codes or in generic lists, so names for those are derived from the bylaw's usage. The CRD zoning layer also carries R13 and CF3, which the bylaw text does not list (it lists R1 to R12 and CF1, CF2)."},"source_url":"https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=67","place":{"path":"ca/bc/salt-spring-island","name":"Salt Spring Island","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/a1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/a1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/a1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/index.json"}}