---
title: "P3 zone in Abbotsford: Assembly Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: P3
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/p3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/p3.json"
---

# P3 zone in Abbotsford: Assembly Zone

Assembly and School uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Assembly and School uses
- **Main uses:** Assembly; Mobile Food Vendor; School
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Child Care Centre; Community Service
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Assembly (excluding banquet and reception rooms, or in conjunction with a School) on portions of Lots 3 and 4 Section 22 Township 16 NWD Plan 895 (PID 026-405-946, 33886 Pine Street); Residential Institutional on Lot 7 Section 35 Township 16 NWD Plan BCP21588 (PID 026-548-801, 35235 Straiton Road) and Lot 6 Section 35 Township 16 NWD Plan BCP 21588 (PID 026-548-798, 35143 Straiton Road); Retreat Centre and Accessory Residential Use on Lot 3 except Part subdivided by Plan 32127 Section 19 Township 16 NWD Plan 18509 (PID 025-888-919, 31603 Old Yale Road)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum height:** Principal Building 9.8 m or two Storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.6 m
- **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:** 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. 730](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400730#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/p3/_