{"title":"C7 zone in Abbotsford: Historic Downtown Commercial Zone","code":"C7","slug":"c7","name":"Historic Downtown Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"570","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial and mixed-use developments in the Historic Downtown area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial and mixed-use developments in the Historic Downtown area.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate commercial and mixed-Use","developments in the Historic Downtown area"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Hospital","Apartment","Assembly","Brew-Pub","Child Care Centre","Civic Use","Coffee Shop","Commercial School","Congregate Housing","Farmers Market","Financial Institution","Funeral Parlour","Health Care Office","Indoor Recreation Facility","Liquor Store","Media Studio","Off-Street Parking","Office","Personal Service Establishment","Pub","Restaurant","Retail","Seasonal Garden Centre","Tourist Accommodation"],"quotes":["Animal Hospital","Apartment","Assembly","Brew-Pub","Child Care Centre","Civic Use","Coffee Shop","Commercial School","Congregate Housing","Farmers Market","Financial Institution","Funeral Parlour","Health Care Office","Indoor Recreation Facility","Liquor Store","Media Studio","Off-Street Parking","Office","Personal Service Establishment","Pub","Restaurant","Retail","Seasonal Garden Centre","Tourist Accommodation"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Home Occupation – Level 1","Boarding"],"quotes":["Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Home Occupation – Level 1","Boarding"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Assembly permitted on: PID 008-657-866 (33738 Laurel Street); PID 025-787-209 (2513 West Railway Street); PID 011-121-921 (33868 Essendene Avenue); PIDs 011-247-398 and 011-247-436 (33874 Essendene Avenue); Section 22 Township 16 Plan NWP19446 NWD Part SW 1/4, Dedicated Park (2552 McCallum Road)","No maximum density and height limited to 11.25 m or three storeys, whichever is less: PID 011-569-018 (2549 Montvue Avenue)","Emergency Shelter use permitted: PID 015-919-889 (2509 Pauline Street)"],"quotes":["Assembly shall be a permitted Use on the following Lots:","a. PID: 008-657-866","Known civically as: 33738 Laurel Street","b. PID: 025-787-209","Known civically as: 2513 West Railway Street","c. PID: 011-121-921","Known civically as: 33868 Essendene Avenue","d. PID: 011-247-398 and 011-247-436","Known civically as: 33874 Essendene Avenue","Known civically as: 2552 McCallum Road","A maximum Density shall not be applicable and Building Height shall","be restricted to a maximum of 11.25 m or three Storeys, whichever is","a. PID: 011-569-018","Known civically as: 2549 Montvue Avenue","an Emergency Shelter Use shall be","a. PID:015-919-889","Known civically as: 2509 Pauline Street"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["a. 100%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 3.0 (properties designated Historic Centre in the OCP); 2.5 (properties designated Urban Centre), which may be increased by 1.0 up to 3.5 with a density bonus contribution","quotes":["within the Official Community Plan –","3.0 Floor Space Ratio","2.5 Floor Space Ratio","the maximum Floor","Space Ratio may be increased by 1.0,","up to a maximum of 3.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"Properties designated Historic Centre in the OCP: 12.2 m or three storeys, whichever is less (no height stated for other properties)","quotes":["a. Properties designated Historic Centre","12.2 m or three Storeys, whichever is"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["a. 0.0 m","(Front Lot Line)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"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 zone","quotes":["a. Storeys containing Residential","Uses – 4.5 m","Uses – 3.0 m, except 0.0 m where","abutting a C zone"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m for storeys containing residential uses; 0.0 m for storeys not containing residential uses","quotes":["a. Storeys containing Residential Uses –","4.5 m","Uses – 0.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0.0 m","quotes":["a. 0.0 m","(Exterior Side Lot Line)"]},"other":{"value":["An apartment or congregate housing use is only permitted together with one or more principal uses","A tourist accommodation must have a minimum of 10 rooms","A commercial school is not permitted on the ground floor","Common indoor or outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit for apartments, outside required setbacks"],"quotes":["developed in conjunction with one or more Principal Use(s).","A Tourist Accommodation shall have a minimum of 10 rooms.","A Commercial School shall not be permitted on the ground floor of a","amount of 3.0 m2 per Dwelling unit, and shall not be located within the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation","url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/content/coa/coabylaws/z/zoning/?xsl=/templates/browse.xsl","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400570#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/c7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}