CHR zone in Abbotsford: Commercial High Rise Zone

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

In short

Commercial and mixed-use developments up to 80 metres in height along and close to the City's Primary Transit Corridor.

Zone rules

Purpose	Commercial and mixed-use developments up to 80 metres in height along and close to the City's Primary Transit Corridor.
Main uses	Animal Hospital Apartment Assembly Child Care Centre Civic Use Coffee Shop Commercial School Community Service Congregate Housing Financial Institution Funeral Parlour Health Care Office Indoor Recreation Facility Liquor Store Media Studio Mobile Food Vendor Non-Permanent Commercial Office Personal Service Establishment Pet Daycare Restaurant Retail Tourist Accommodation
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Home Occupation - Level 1 Boarding
Maximum lot coverage	95%
Maximum density	Base floor space ratio 4.5, provided residential density is limited to 2.5; with a density bonus amenity contribution residential FSR may be increased by 1.0 (up to 3.50) and total FSR may not exceed 5.00
Maximum height	80.0 m
Front setback	Exterior lot line: 0.0 m for storeys 1-4; 6.0 m above 4 storeys
Interior side setback	Storeys 1-6: 3.0 m, except 0.0 m where abutting a C zone or 6.0 m where abutting an R zone; above 6 storeys: 12.5 m
Street side setback	0.0 m for storeys 1-4; 6.0 m above 4 storeys
Other rules	Not less than 80% of required parking must be underground or within a wholly enclosed building No storey above the sixth may be greater than 700 m² in area or exceed a dimension of 30 m 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

Source: Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 560 (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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