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    Rwanda zoning regulations

    A1 · Agriculture

    Permitted, prohibited and conditional uses, and the building rules, for every zone in the City of Kigali and National Land Authority regulations.

    In the other 27 districts

    the other 27 districts · National Land Use Plans Zoning Regulations§ · PDF page 59 / printed page 53

    Permitted uses

    Crop farming, agroforestry, greenhouses, beekeeping, fish farming and irrigation.

    Prohibited uses

    Industry not linked to agro-processing, housing not linked to farming, commerce beyond a temporary farm store, and public facilities.

    Conditional uses

    Farm support facilities, temporary farm stores, feeder roads, drying and washing stations, selling points, and livestock.

    Building rules

    The table sets no coverage, floor area ratio or height for this zone.

    What to check

    Rural communities may be built here only after land pooling consolidates the farmland.

    Related zoning guides

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    Start with your actual parcel

    Look up the UPI to see which zone and which regulation apply to it.