C3 zone in Abbotsford: Community Commercial Zone

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

In short

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 (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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