---
title: "P4 zone in Abbotsford: Special Housing Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: P4
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/p4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/p4.json"
---

# P4 zone in Abbotsford: Special Housing Zone

Congregate Housing, Congregate Care and other community support services

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Congregate Housing, Congregate Care and other community support services
- **Main uses:** Community Service; Congregate Housing; Congregate Care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Boarding
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Maximum density 0.33 FSR on Lot 3 Section 19 Township 16 NWD Plan 17779 (PID 001-658-557, 2693 Braeside Street); Maximum density 0.67 FSR on Lot A Section 16 Township 16 NWD Plan 78849 (PID 011-874-678, 33386 Bevan Avenue); Maximum density 0.1 FSR on Lot 1 Section 35 Township 13 NWD Plan LMP20935 (PID 019-120-125, 4212 Balmoral Street); Maximum density 0.46 FSR on Lot 1 Section 19 Township 16 NWD Plan 77921 (31950 Sunrise Crescent)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 1.4 (lower on four listed lots, see site-specific)
- **Maximum height:** Principal Building 12.2 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.6 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
- **Other rules:** Congregate Housing needs 3.0 m² of common outdoor amenity area per Dwelling Unit, outside the required setbacks; Accessory Residential Use must be inside the building housing the Principal Use

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 740](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400740#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/p4/_