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title: "I4 zone in Abbotsford: Airport Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: I4
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/i4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/i4.json"
---

# I4 zone in Abbotsford: Airport Zone

Airport facilities and limited commercial uses complementary to the Abbotsford International Airport

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Airport facilities and limited commercial uses complementary to the Abbotsford International Airport
- **Main uses:** Agricultural Use; Airport; Airport Office; Civic Use; Commercial School; Dormitory; Flying Club; Freight Handling Facility; Manufacturing; Off-Street Parking; Service Station; Tourist Accommodation; Trade School; Warehousing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Automobile Rental/Leasing; Coffee Shop; Drive Through Restaurant; Liquor Store; Pub; Restaurant; Retail
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Entertainment and Sports Centre on Lot 1 Plan EPP70454 NWD Section 11, 12, 13, TWP 13 & Section 7 Township 16, Except Plan EPP70456 (PID 030-305-071, 1590 Mt Lehman Road)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not set (n/a)
- **Maximum density:** Not set (n/a)
- **Maximum height:** No building or structure may penetrate the obstacle limitation surfaces set for the Abbotsford Airport by Transport Canada and NavCanada
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m, except 3.0 m where abutting an R or RM zone
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Security perimeter fence line: 3.0 m groundside, 1.0 m airside; Manufacturing and Warehousing must be exclusively related to the aerospace industry; Off-Street Parking use may not include parking for commercial vehicles

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 640](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400640#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/i4/_