---
title: "CRZ zone in Abbotsford: Regional Commercial Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: CRZ
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/crz/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/crz.json"
---

# CRZ zone in Abbotsford: Regional Commercial Zone

Large format retail centres with large anchor tenants and surface parking on lands designated Regional Commercial in the OCP.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Large format retail centres with large anchor tenants and surface parking on lands designated Regional Commercial in the OCP.
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Assembly; Automobile Body Shop; Automobile Repair; Automobile Sales; Brewing and Vinting Outlet; Brew-Pub; Building Supply; Bus Depot; Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Commercial School; Commercial Vehicle Parking; Community Service; Courier and Delivery; Drive Through Restaurant; Financial Institution; Funeral Parlour; Garden Centre; Health Care Office; Indoor Recreation Facility; Landscape Supply; Liquor Store; Manufacturing; Media Studio; Microbrewery; Self Storage; Mobile Food Vendor; Non-Permanent Commercial; Nursery; Off-Street Parking; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Printing Services; Pub; Restaurant; Retail; Recycling Depot; Tourist Accommodation; Trade School; Warehousing
- **Minimum lot area:** 8,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Maximum 0.5 FSR; no more than 60% of the total floor area can be in commercial retail units less than 4,000 m² in size
- **Maximum height:** One storey to a maximum of 12.2 m, except 15 m or 4 storeys, whichever is less, for Tourist Accommodation
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m, except 0 m where abutting a C or I zone (interior lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **Other rules:** Off-street parking use shall not include parking for Commercial Vehicles; Areas for Manufacturing, Warehousing, Self Storage or Printing Services must be fully contained within a building; Unenclosed storage is allowed for Garden Centre, Nursery, Building Supply and Landscape Supply if no higher than 3.0 m, not within 3.0 m of an exterior lot line, and on a dust-free surface

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 547](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400547#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/crz/_