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C7 zone in Abbotsford: Historic Downtown Commercial Zone

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

In short

Commercial and mixed-use developments in the Historic Downtown area.

Zone rules

PurposeCommercial and mixed-use developments in the Historic Downtown area.
Main uses
  • 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
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Short-Term Rental Accommodation
  • Home Occupation – Level 1
  • Boarding
Extra uses on specific lots
  • 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)
Maximum lot coverage100%
Maximum densityFloor 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
Maximum heightProperties designated Historic Centre in the OCP: 12.2 m or three storeys, whichever is less (no height stated for other properties)
Front setback0.0 m
Rear setback4.5 m for storeys containing residential uses; 3.0 m for storeys not containing residential uses, except 0.0 m where abutting a C zone
Interior side setback4.5 m for storeys containing residential uses; 0.0 m for storeys not containing residential uses
Street side setback0.0 m
Other rules
  • 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

Source: Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 570 (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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