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title: "CGS zone in Abbotsford: Gas Station Commercial Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: CGS
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/cgs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/cgs.json"
---

# CGS zone in Abbotsford: Gas Station Commercial Zone

Gas stations, automobile maintenance and repair facilities and other associated uses meeting specific safety and health standards.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Gas stations, automobile maintenance and repair facilities and other associated uses meeting specific safety and health standards.
- **Main uses:** Automobile Body Shop; Automobile Repair; Non-Permanent Commercial; Service Station
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Drive Through Restaurant; Restaurant; Retail
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Liquor Store permitted as an accessory use with a Service Station on Parcel A (Explanatory Plan 5288) Lot 5 NWQ Section 3 Township 14 NWD Plan 1930 (5440 Bradner Road)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Maximum height:** 6.0 m
- **Front setback:** Front, rear and exterior lot lines: 1.5 m for all uses other than a service station; service station: principal building 9.0 m, canopies 2.0 m, above-ground fuel dispensers and tanks 4.5 m, underground storage tanks 1.5 m
- **Rear setback:** Same as front: 1.5 m for all uses other than a service station; service station: principal building 9.0 m, canopies 2.0 m, above-ground fuel dispensers and tanks 4.5 m, underground storage tanks 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m for all uses other than a service station; service station: principal building 9.0 m, canopies 2.0 m, above-ground fuel dispensers and tanks 4.5 m, underground storage tanks 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** Same as front: 1.5 m for all uses other than a service station; service station: principal building 9.0 m, canopies 2.0 m, above-ground fuel dispensers and tanks 4.5 m, underground storage tanks 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Each car wash bay needs a waiting line area at least 12.0 m long by 2.5 m wide

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 580](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400580#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/cgs/_