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Abbotsford zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?

Abbotsford, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

In the City of Abbotsford, look up a lot's zoning for free on the City's WebMap or Property Information Search. The rules for each zone are in Zoning Bylaw 2400-2014. For written confirmation, order a Land Use Information Letter ($130 per property for RS, RR, CR, SR and A zones; $350 for other zones).

Zoning map

AgriculturalRuralResidentialMixed useCommercialIndustrialPublicComprehensive development

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of Abbotsford's WebMap data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Abbotsford

From Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation. The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per section or zone in its Civix bylaw library (laws.abbotsford.ca); each zone below has its own source_url and its pdf_page is the page within that file. The text is described in the bylaw as an unofficial consolidation for convenience; no consolidation date is stated. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Agricultural zones

Rural zones

Residential zones

Mixed use zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Comprehensive development zones

  • N1 Comprehensive Development One Zone
  • N2 Comprehensive Development Two Zone
  • N3 Comprehensive Development Three Zone
  • N4 Comprehensive Development Four Zone
  • N5 Comprehensive Development Five Zone
  • N6 Comprehensive Development Six Zone
  • N7 Comprehensive Development Seven Zone
  • N8 Comprehensive Development Eight Zone
  • N10 Comprehensive Development Ten Zone
  • N11 Comprehensive Development Eleven Zone
  • N14 Comprehensive Development Fourteen Zone
  • N15 Comprehensive Development Fifteen Zone
  • N16 Comprehensive Development Sixteen Zone
  • N17 Comprehensive Development Seventeen Zone
  • N18 Comprehensive Development Eighteen Zone
  • N19 Comprehensive Development Nineteen Zone
  • N21 Comprehensive Development Twenty One Zone
  • N22 Comprehensive Development Twenty Two Zone
  • N23 Comprehensive Development Twenty Three Zone
  • N24 Comprehensive Development Twenty Four Zone
  • N25 Comprehensive Development Twenty Five Zone
  • N26 Comprehensive Development Twenty Six Zone
  • N29 Comprehensive Development Twenty Nine Zone
  • N30 Comprehensive Development Thirty Zone
  • N32 Comprehensive Development Thirty Two Zone
  • N33 Comprehensive Development Thirty Three Zone
  • N34 Comprehensive Development Thirty Four Zone
  • N35 Comprehensive Development Thirty Five Zone
  • N37 Comprehensive Development Thirty Seven Zone
  • N38 Comprehensive Development Thirty Eight Zone
  • N39 Comprehensive Development Thirty Nine Zone
  • N40 Comprehensive Development Forty Zone
  • N41 Comprehensive Development Forty One Zone
  • N42 Comprehensive Development Forty Two Zone
  • N43 Comprehensive Development Forty Three Zone
  • N44 Comprehensive Development Forty Four Zone
  • N45 Comprehensive Development Forty Five Zone
  • N46 Comprehensive Development Forty Six Zone
  • N47 Comprehensive Development Forty Seven Zone
  • N48 Comprehensive Development Forty Eight Zone
  • N49 Comprehensive Development Forty Nine Zone
  • N50 Comprehensive Development Fifty Zone
  • N51 Comprehensive Development Fifty One Zone
  • N52 Comprehensive Development Fifty Two Zone
  • N53 Comprehensive Development Fifty Three Zone
  • N54 Comprehensive Development Fifty Four Zone
  • N55 Comprehensive Development Fifty Five Zone
  • N56 Comprehensive Development Fifty Six Zone
  • N59 Comprehensive Development Fifty Nine Zone
  • N60 Comprehensive Development Sixty Zone
  • N61 Comprehensive Development Sixty One Zone
  • N62 Comprehensive Development Sixty Two Zone
  • N64 Comprehensive Development Sixty Four Zone
  • N66 Comprehensive Development Sixty Six Zone
  • N67 Comprehensive Development Sixty Seven Zone
  • N68 Comprehensive Development Sixty Eight Zone
  • N69 Comprehensive Development Sixty Nine Zone
  • N70 Comprehensive Development Seventy Zone
  • N71 Comprehensive Development Seventy One Zone
  • N72 Comprehensive Development Seventy Two Zone
  • N74 Comprehensive Development Seventy Four Zone
  • N75 Comprehensive Development Seventy Five Zone
  • N76 Comprehensive Development Seventy Six Zone
  • N78 Comprehensive Development Seventy Eight Zone
  • N80 Comprehensive Development Eighty Zone
  • N81 Comprehensive Development Eighty One Zone
  • N82 Comprehensive Development Eighty Two Zone
  • N83 Comprehensive Development Eighty Three Zone
  • N84 Comprehensive Development Eighty Four Zone
  • N85 Comprehensive Development Eighty Five Zone
  • N86 Comprehensive Development Eighty Six Zone
  • N87 Comprehensive Development Eighty Seven Zone
  • N88 Comprehensive Development Eighty Eight Zone
  • N89 Comprehensive Development Eighty Nine Zone
  • N90 Comprehensive Development Ninety Zone
  • N91 Comprehensive Development Ninety One Zone
  • N92 Comprehensive Development Ninety Two Zone
  • N93 Comprehensive Development Ninety Three Zone
  • N94 Comprehensive Development Ninety Four Zone
  • N96 Comprehensive Development Ninety Six Zone
  • N97 Comprehensive Development Ninety Seven Zone
  • N98 Comprehensive Development Ninety Eight Zone
  • N99 Comprehensive Development Ninety Nine Zone
  • N102 Comprehensive Development One Hundred and Two Zone
  • N104 Comprehensive Development One Hundred and Four Zone
  • N105 Comprehensive Development One Hundred and Five Zone
  • N106 Comprehensive Development One Hundred and Six Zone
  • N114 Comprehensive Development One Hundred and Fourteen Zone
  • N115 Comprehensive Development One Hundred and Fifteen

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse the City's WebMap (interactive map: click a property for zoning, land use and lot area) or the Property Information Search (its development information includes zoning). A Land Use Information Letter gives the zoning in writing: $130 per property for RS, RR, CR, SR and A zones, $350 for other zones.Development Planning, Development Planning page; WebMap, WebMap page; Property Information Search, Property Information Search page; Land Use Information Letters, Land Use Information Letters page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
can be found using the City’s property information search or by doing a property search in Webmap
access information such as zoning, land use or the area of a lot
Development Information (includes zoning, legal descriptions, general info)
RS, RR, CR, SR and A Zones: $130 per PID
All others Zones: $350 per PID
Zoning bylawZoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), adopted September 2014 and amended often. Each section shows its own 'last modified' date, for example Section 140 on June 23, 2026 and Section 150 on December 16, 2025.Development Planning, Development Planning page; Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014, Section 140 General Regulations, Section 140 footer; https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400150, Section 150 footer · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
In September 2014, Council adopted the Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014)
Last modified: June 23, 2026
Last modified December 16, 2025
What the zone controlsPermitted uses, density, siting and setbacks, building height, and minimum parking requirements.Development Planning, Development Planning page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
regulates the development of land through permitted uses, density, siting and setbacks, building height, and minimum parking requirements
ContactPlanning Services, City Hall, 2nd floor, 32315 South Fraser Way: 604-864-5510, planning-info@abbotsford.ca.Land Use Information Letters, Land Use Information Letters page; Fences in Residential Areas FAQ, Fences FAQ (2021) footer · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Attention: Planning Services (2nd Floor)
email us at planning-info@abbotsford.ca
credit card via phone 604-864-5510
Planning Services
T 604-864-5510 E planning-info@abbotsford.ca
BylawZoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014)Development Planning, Development Planning page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014)

How it works

Every lot in the City of Abbotsford has a zone. The zone controls permitted uses, density, siting and setbacks, building height and minimum parking. The Zoning Bylaw 2400-2014 was adopted in September 2014 and has been amended often. Each section shows its own "last modified" date (for example Section 140 on June 23, 2026), so read the current online copy.

Steps

  1. Open the City's WebMap and click your property for its zoning, land use and lot area, or use the Property Information Search, whose development information includes zoning. The City says a new WebMap is replacing the legacy one, so use the link on its WebMap page.
  2. Note your zone code (for example RS3 or A1).
  3. Open the Zoning Bylaw and read the section for that zone. Each zone section lists permitted uses, density, setbacks, height and lot coverage. Parking rules are in Section 150.
  4. For a written statement of zoning, building permit and business licence records, request a Land Use Information Letter, one per property.

Good to know

  • Letters do not include Fire Department or Fraser Health information. Pay by cheque or by credit card over the phone.
  • Planning Services is on the 2nd floor of City Hall: 604-864-5510, planning-info@abbotsford.ca. Building questions go to Building Permits & Licences: 604-864-5525, building-info@abbotsford.ca.
  • Other rules, such as streamside protection, covenants and development permit areas, can apply on top of zoning.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

Mission · Township of Langley · Chilliwack · Langley City · Maple Ridge · Pitt Meadows

Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. Development Planning, City of Abbotsford (read 2026-11-05)
  2. WebMap, City of Abbotsford (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Property Information Search, City of Abbotsford (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Land Use Information Letters, City of Abbotsford (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014) (read 2026-11-05)
  6. Zoning Bylaw No. 2400-2014, Section 140 General Regulations (read 2026-11-05)
  7. https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400150 (read 2026-11-05)
  8. Fences in Residential Areas FAQ, City of Abbotsford (read 2026-11-05)

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