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Strathcona Regional District, Area A (Desolation Sound) · zoning

The AQ-3 zone in Strathcona Area A.

Aquaculture Three. What the bylaw lets you build, how big the lot has to be, and how close to the lines you can go, in plain words with the section for each.

From the zoning bylaw. General information, not legal or planning advice. The adopted bylaw, as the Strathcona Regional District reads it, is always the final word.

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The rules

AQ-3 at a glance

What you can use it forActive aquaculture incl. sorting, grading and storage; no processing other than stunning and bleeding of fish grown on site; staff accommodation accessory to fin fish aquaculture (s.9.2.2.3(i)). Foreshore development may not interrupt natural shoreline processes (s.8.1)
Dwelling unitsStaff accommodation accessory to fin fish aquaculture, count not stated (s.9.2.2.3(i)(b))
Smallest lot for subdivisionNo minimum stated (foreshore designation)
Setbacks (front / side / rear / side on a road)not stated (foreshore)
HeightFacilities and staff accommodation max 8.0 m (26 ft) above tidemark / water surface (s.9.2.2.3(i))
Lot coveragenot stated
Shops, garages and sheds: sizenot applicable (water zone)
Shops, garages and sheds: setbacksnot applicable (water zone)
Parkingnot stated

Metric figures are the bylaw's own. Feet and acres are converted for reading and rounded.

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What the zone page can't tell you

  • Whether your lot is actually in this zone. Check the zoning map, not the listing.
  • Whether a permit area, floodplain, stream setback or farmland reserve sits over the lot. Each adds steps.
  • Whether site-specific rules or a covenant on title change what this table says.
  • What council has decided on the street lately.

The lot report answers those for one address.

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