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P4 zone in Abbotsford: Special Housing Zone

Abbotsford, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Congregate Housing, Congregate Care and other community support services

Zone rules

PurposeCongregate 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 coverage40%
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio 1.4 (lower on four listed lots, see site-specific)
Maximum heightPrincipal Building 12.2 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings4.6 m
Front setback6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
Rear setback6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
Interior side setback6.0 m, except 7.5 m when abutting a Lot zoned A, RS, SSMUH, TH, or RM (all lot lines)
Street side setback6.0 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per section or zone in its Civix bylaw library (laws.abbotsford.ca); each zone below has its own source_url and its pdf_page is the page within that file. The text is described in the bylaw as an unofficial consolidation for convenience; no consolidation date is stated. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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