---
title: "A2 zone in Salt Spring Island: Agriculture 2"
place: Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/salt-spring-island
zone: A2
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/a2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/salt-spring-island/zoning/a2.json"
---

# A2 zone in Salt Spring Island: Agriculture 2

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; 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) (A second dwelling unit is limited to farm lots.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** A2(a): residential building coverage may not exceed 10 percent of the lot area and the setback from any lot line may not be less than 7.5 m; A2(b): additional principal uses are biodiversity conservation, heritage, wildlife and scenery viewing (buildings up to 100 m²) and education and research (buildings up to 100 m²); single-family dwellings are not permitted
- **Minimum lot area:** 8 ha
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35 per cent for all buildings and structures excluding greenhouses; 75 per cent including greenhouses; 10 per cent of the lot for residential buildings on lands zoned A2(a)
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (7.5 m from any lot line on lands zoned A2(a))
- **Other rules:** 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/a2/_