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title: "C4 zone in Abbotsford: Service Commercial Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: C4
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/c4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c4.json"
---

# C4 zone in Abbotsford: Service Commercial Zone

A wide range of commercial uses in buildings two storeys or less, in an automobile-oriented environment.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of commercial uses in buildings two storeys or less, in an automobile-oriented environment.
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Assembly; Automobile Body Shop; Automobile Repair; Automobile Sales; Brewing and Vinting Outlet; Building Supply; Bus Depot; Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Community Service; Courier and Delivery; Drive Through Restaurant; Funeral Parlour; Garden Centre; Indoor Recreation Facility; Landscape Supply; Liquor Store; Mobile Food Vendor; Non-Permanent Commercial; Nursery; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Printing Services; Recycling Depot; Restaurant; Retail; Trade School
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Crematorium accessory to a Funeral Parlour; Office
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Office permitted on Lot 2 Section 18 Township 16 Plan EPS7783 NWD (Unit 0 – 1779 Clearbrook Road)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m or two storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m, except 0.0 m where abutting a C or I zone
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **Other rules:** Unenclosed storage is allowed for Garden Centre, Nursery, Building Supply and Landscape Supply if 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

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 540](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400540#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/c4/_