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C4 zone in Abbotsford: Service Commercial Zone

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeA 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 lotsOffice permitted on Lot 2 Section 18 Township 16 Plan EPS7783 NWD (Unit 0 – 1779 Clearbrook Road)
Minimum lot area1,000 m²
Minimum lot widthNot specified (n/a)
Maximum lot coverage50%
Maximum densityFloor space ratio 1.0
Maximum height10.0 m or two storeys, whichever is less
Front setback3.0 m
Rear setback3.0 m
Interior side setback3.0 m, except 0.0 m where abutting a C or I zone
Street side setback3.0 m (exterior lot line)
Other rulesUnenclosed 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 (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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