C1 zone in Abbotsford: Local Commercial Zone

Abbotsford, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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