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title: "C1 zone in Abbotsford: Local Commercial Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: C1
bylaw: Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c1.json"
---

# C1 zone in Abbotsford: Local Commercial Zone

Small scale commercial uses in primarily residential areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small scale commercial uses in primarily residential areas.
- **Main uses:** Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Community Service; Health Care Office; Indoor Recreation Facility; Non-Permanent Commercial; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Restaurant; Retail
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** PID 012-818-992 (4557 Mt. Lehman Road): only retail sale of Christmas-related merchandise in November and December; PID 005-590-469 (39809 No. 3 Road): farm market, including a building up to 560 m² floor area which may include a restaurant with up to 50 seats; PID 003-271-579 (40643 No. 1 Road): Automobile Repair, Automobile Body Shop, Farm and Industrial Equipment Sales/Leasing/Repair, Recreational Vehicle Repair and Commercial Vehicle Repair; Parcel A (Explanatory Plan 5288) Lot 5 NWQ Section 3 Township 14 NWD Plan 1930 (5440 Bradner Road): Single Detached Dwelling as a principal use
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.4
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (interior rear lot line)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m for residential uses; 3.0 m for all other uses, except 0.0 m where abutting a C zone
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** An office use is limited to 500 m² total floor area per individual office premises

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 510](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400510#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Abbotsford: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c1/_