---
title: "P1 zone in Abbotsford: Civic Institutional Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: P1
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/p1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/p1.json"
---

# P1 zone in Abbotsford: Civic Institutional Zone

General civic and institutional uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** General civic and institutional uses
- **Main uses:** Civic Use; Community Service; Mobile Food Vendor; Non-Permanent Commercial
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Child Care Centre
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Correction Facility on Lot 73 Section 9 Township 16 Plan NWP42052 NWD Part SW 1/4 (PID 006-311-679, 33344 King Road)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 2.75
- **Maximum height:** Principal Building 18.0 m or six Storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m (all lot lines)
- **Other rules:** An approved A277 or Z240 mobile home on an approved foundation may be an Accessory Residential Use; Accessory Residential Use is allowed in a building that has no Principal Use

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 710](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400710#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/p1/_