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title: "C3 zone in Abbotsford: Community Commercial Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: C3
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/c3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c3.json"
---

# C3 zone in Abbotsford: Community Commercial Zone

A wide range of commercial uses meeting the needs of the community, in developments over 10,000 m² in size.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of commercial uses meeting the needs of the community, in developments over 10,000 m² in size.
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Apartment; Assembly; Automobile Sales; Brew-Pub; Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Commercial School; Community Service; Drive Through Restaurant; Financial Institution; Funeral Parlour; Garden Centre; Health Care Office; Indoor Recreation Facility; Liquor Store; Media Studio; Mobile Food Vendor; Non-Permanent Commercial; Off-Street Parking; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Printing Services; Pub; Restaurant; Retail; Tourist Accommodation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Boarding
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Outdoor Sports permitted on PID 025-210-866 (Lot A NWD Plan LMP52259, 36165 North Parallel Road); Post-Secondary Institution permitted on the C3 zoned portion of PID 027-158-250 (Lot A Section 10 Township 16 NWD Plan BCP31548, 33780 King Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,047 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.3
- **Maximum height:** Tourist Accommodation: 15 m or four storeys, whichever is less (21.3 m or six storeys where designated Gateway Commercial in the OCP); all other uses: 12.2 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m, except 0.0 m where abutting a C or I zone; 4.5 m for storeys containing an apartment (interior lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **Other rules:** An apartment is only permitted together with one or more principal uses, and must have entrances, exits and lobbies separate from other uses; Common indoor or outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit for apartments, outside required setbacks; Unenclosed storage is allowed for a Garden Centre if it is no higher than 3.0 m, not within 3.0 m of an exterior lot line, fenced or walled at least 1.8 m high on sides not next to a building, and on a dust-free surface; An Off-Street Parking use shall not include parking for Commercial Vehicles

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 530](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400530#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/c3/_