---
title: "A1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Agriculture 1"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: A1
bylaw: Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/a1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/a1.json"
---

# A1 zone in Salt Spring Island: Agriculture 1

Main uses: Agriculture, farm buildings and structures, Single-family dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Agriculture, farm buildings and structures; Single-family dwellings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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) (Campground accommodation needs an agri-tourism activity on the lot; a second dwelling unit is limited to farm lots.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 8 ha; 6.7 ha on lands zoned A1(e)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Salt Spring Island Land Use Bylaw, 1999 (Bylaw No. 355), consolidated version June 2026, s. 9.1](https://islandstrust.bc.ca/document/ssi-ltc-bylaw-no-355/#page=67) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Salt Spring Island: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/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/salt-spring-island/zoning/a1/_