A2 zone, Hamilton: Rural (A2) Zone

What the A2 zone permits

• Abattoir
• Agriculture
• Agricultural Processing Establishment - Stand Alone
• Agricultural Storage Establishment
• Community Garden
• Farm Product Supply Dealer
• Kennel
• Livestock Assembly Point
• Residential Care Facility
• Secondary Uses to Agriculture (Agricultural Processing Establishment - Secondary, Agricultural Research Operation, Agritourism, Home Industry, Agricultural Alcohol Production Facility, Landscape Contracting Establishment - Secondary)
• Single Detached Dwelling
• Veterinary Service - Farm Animal

Standards

Other provisions in this section

• Prohibited uses (12.2.2): in Vulnerable Area 1 (Schedule F Figures 5.0-5.3) no Part V EPA waste disposal sites (mine tailings, land farming of petroleum refining waste, PCB waste storage, untreated septage application, liquid waste injection, hazardous waste storage), hazardous waste management facility, waste management facility, salt storage facility of 5,000 tonnes or more, snow storage facility over 1 ha, motor vehicle service station, or motor vehicle collision repair establishment; in Vulnerable Area 2 no liquid-waste injection wells or waste disposal facility; in Vulnerable Area 3 no application of untreated septage to land.
• Agriculture / Veterinary Service - Farm Animal (12.2.3.1): lot area 40.4 ha; front, side and rear yards 15.0 m each; lot coverage 20% (70% for greenhouse operations).
• Outdoor storage for Agriculture (12.2.3.1 f): not permitted in any minimum front or flankage yard; must be at least 10.0 m from any lot line and screened per Section 4.19; does not apply to agricultural vehicles or equipment.
• Accessory buildings for Agriculture per Sections 4.8 and 4.8.2; for Single Detached Dwelling per Section 4.8 (By-law 21-070). Parking per Section 5.
• Small scale retailing of agricultural products (12.2.3.1 i): max 200.0 m² GFA of all buildings devoted to retailing products grown primarily on the farm, exclusive of a Farm Produce/Product Stand; not permitted within a dwelling or Farm Labour Residence; Farm Produce/Product Stand max 18.5 m² GFA and permitted in any yard notwithstanding the yard setbacks and Section 4.8.2 a) (By-law 19-062).
• Farm Labour Residence accessory to Agriculture (12.2.3.1 j, By-law 24-039): max building height 10.5 m; aggregate max lot coverage of all Farm Labour Residences 420 m²; individual units max 200 m² GFA; separated at least 30 m from the principal farm dwelling and at least 10 m from each other; in addition to Section 5, minimum 1 parking space per Farm Labour Residence where there is no principal farm dwelling on the lot.
• Mushroom Operations (12.2.3.1 k): buildings set back at least 30.0 m from any lot line; no stockpiles of waste, manure, fertilizer or compost within 30.0 m of any lot line.
• Nursery (12.2.3.1 l): retailing per 12.2.3.1 i); outdoor unenclosed piles of bulk product for retail max 100.0 m² aggregate.
• Cannabis Growing and Harvesting Facility (12.2.3.1 m, By-laws 15-173, 18-266): new buildings max 2,000.0 m² GFA (existing buildings may be used); testing, packaging and shipping accessory only; buildings set back at least 150 m from lot lines abutting Residential, Institutional, Commercial, Mixed Use, S1, S2 or S3 zones and from any existing dwelling unit, farm labour residence, mobile home, educational establishment, residential care facility, place of worship, day care or park; all buildings at least 30.0 m from any lot line; no outdoor storage; no retail sales.
• Secondary Uses to Agriculture (12.2.3.2): minimum lot area 5.0 ha notwithstanding 12.2.3.1 a) and 4.12 d); only one Home Industry or one Landscape Contracting Establishment - Secondary per lot.
• Agricultural Processing Establishment - Secondary (12.2.3.2 d, By-law 19-062): max 500.0 m² GFA total; buildings set back at least 30.0 m from any lot line; outdoor storage per 12.2.3.1 f) and max 100.0 m² aggregate.
• Agritourism (12.2.3.2 e): max 500.0 m² GFA of all buildings devoted to the use.
• Home Industry (12.2.3.2 f): buildings at least 15.0 m from any lot line and max 250.0 m² GFA; operated by a resident with no more than 3 non-resident employees; outdoor storage per 12.2.3.1 f) max 100.0 m²; max three associated motor vehicles parked unenclosed (in addition to Section 5.3 b)), any others including commercial vehicles inside an enclosed building; not applicable to agricultural vehicles.
• Agricultural Alcohol Production Facility (12.2.3.2 g, By-laws 19-062, 22-084): permitted only on a lot of at least 4.0 ha, of which at least 2.0 ha must grow grapes, fruit, hops or other produce for on-site production; max 500.0 m² GFA exclusive of basement/cellar, of which max 25% may be retail and/or hospitality/tasting.
• Landscape Contracting Establishment - Secondary (12.2.3.2 h): only as secondary to a Nursery; on lots 7.0 ha or larger at least 65% of the A1/A2/P6-zoned lot area (never less than 3.0 ha) must be used for growing nursery plants, and on lots under 7.0 ha at least 50% (never less than 3.0 ha); buildings at least 15.0 m from any lot line and max 250.0 m² GFA; outdoor storage max 100.0 m², at least 30.0 m from any lot line and screened per Section 4.19; max three associated motor vehicles parked unenclosed, others enclosed (not employee or agricultural vehicles); unenclosed parking areas screened per Section 4.19.
• Agricultural Storage Establishment, Farm Product Supply Dealer and Livestock Assembly Point (12.2.3.3): lot area 0.4 ha; front, side and rear yards 15.0 m; max GFA 500.0 m²; accessory retail max 20% of GFA (except a Farm Product Supply Establishment); outdoor storage not in any front or flankage yard, at least 20.0 m from any lot line and screened per Section 4.19 (retail outdoor display for a Farm Product Supply Establishment exempt).
• Abattoir and Livestock Assembly Point (12.2.3.4): lot area 5.0 ha notwithstanding 4.12 d); all buildings at least 100.0 m from any lot line; no livestock kept in any open area within 60 m of a lot line; max GFA 500.0 m²; accessory retail max 20% of GFA; outdoor storage not in front or flankage yard, at least 20.0 m from any lot line and screened per Section 4.19.
• Agricultural Processing Establishment - Stand Alone (12.2.3.5): lot area 0.6 ha notwithstanding 4.12 d); buildings at least 30.0 m from any lot line; max GFA 500.0 m²; accessory retail max 20% of GFA; outdoor storage not in front or flankage yard, at least 20.0 m from any lot line and screened per Section 4.19.
• Kennel (12.2.3.6): lot area 2.0 ha notwithstanding 4.12 d); buildings at least 60.0 m from any lot line; no domestic animals in any open area within 60 m of a lot line; max GFA 500.0 m²; accessory retail max 20% of GFA; outdoor storage not in front or flankage yard, at least 20.0 m from any lot line and screened; parking per Section 5.
• Single Detached Dwelling and Residential Care Facility (12.2.3.7): lot area 0.4 ha; lot width 30.0 m; building height max 10.5 m; front yard 10.0 m; side yard 3.0 m; rear yard 10.0 m; Residential Care Facility max 10 residents; home business per Section 4.21; accessory buildings per Section 4.8; parking per Section 5.
• Additional Dwelling Unit and Additional Dwelling Unit - Detached per Section 4.33 (12.2.3.8; By-laws 21-071, 22-132, 24-039).
• Community Garden per Section 4.27 (12.2.3.9; By-law 21-189).