A2 zone in Salt Spring Island: Agriculture 2

Salt Spring Island, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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