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title: "C5 zone in Abbotsford: City Centre Commercial Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: C5
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/c5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c5.json"
---

# C5 zone in Abbotsford: City Centre Commercial Zone

A wide range of uses for the City Centre including retail, office, financial, service and residential uses in conjunction with commercial uses, in low-rise buildings up to six storeys.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of uses for the City Centre including retail, office, financial, service and residential uses in conjunction with commercial uses, in low-rise buildings up to six storeys.
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Apartment; Assembly; Brew-Pub; Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Commercial School; Community Service; Congregate Housing; 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; Pub; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Printing Services; Restaurant; Restricted Commercial; Retail; Shopping Centre; Tourist Accommodation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Boarding
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 95%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.75; where underground parking is provided, density may be increased by the ratio of underground parking to required off-street parking, to a maximum additional FSR of 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 21.3 m or 6 storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 0.0 m
- **Rear setback:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m for storeys containing residential uses; 3.0 m for storeys not containing residential uses, except 0.0 m where abutting a C or I zone
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Other rules:** An apartment or congregate housing use is only permitted together with one or more principal uses; Common indoor or outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit for apartments, outside required setbacks; Restricted Commercial use only in conjunction with a Shopping Centre, with customer access restricted to an enclosed pedestrian mall; 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

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 550](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400550#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/c5/_