---
title: "NCZ zone in Abbotsford: Neighbourhood Centre Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: NCZ
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/ncz/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/ncz.json"
---

# NCZ zone in Abbotsford: Neighbourhood Centre Zone

A mix of multi-unit residential and commercial uses as neighbourhood gathering places, on land designated Neighbourhood Centre in the OCP

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mix of multi-unit residential and commercial uses as neighbourhood gathering places, on land designated Neighbourhood Centre in the OCP
- **Main uses:** Animal Hospital; Apartment; Assembly; Brewing and Vinting Outlet; Brew-Pub; Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Commercial School; Community Service; Congregate Housing; Courier and Delivery; Financial Institution; Health Care Office; Indoor Recreation Facility; Liquor Store; Media Studio; Microbrewery; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Printing Services; Pub; Restaurant; Retail; Tourist Accommodation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Child Care, Major; Home Occupation – Level 1; Lock-off Unit
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 65%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 1.5 to 2.5 (minimum to maximum)
- **Maximum height:** 21.3 m or six (6) Storeys, whichever is less
- **Interior side setback:** Principal Building 6.0 m (3.0 m from an interior lot line that meets a Street, for the first 3 Storeys; 0.0 m for a first Storey with commercial uses); Accessory Building or Structure 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** Minimum 3.0 m, except 0.0 m for a first Storey with commercial uses; maximum 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Apartment or Congregate Housing only allowed together with at least one other Principal Use; Apartment and Congregate Housing need 3.0 m² of common outdoor amenity area per Dwelling Unit, outside the required setbacks; No single commercial unit may exceed 4,000 m² Gross Floor Area

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 597](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400597#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/ncz/_