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title: "P7 zone in Abbotsford: University/College Campus Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: P7
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/p7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/p7.json"
---

# P7 zone in Abbotsford: University/College Campus Zone

Educational, recreational, residential and commercial uses associated with universities, colleges and other post-secondary institutions

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Educational, recreational, residential and commercial uses associated with universities, colleges and other post-secondary institutions
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Assembly; Brew-Pub; Civic Use; Child Care Centre; Coffee Shop; Community Service; Indoor Recreation Facility; Mobile Food Vendor; Non-Permanent Commercial; Office; Park; Personal Service Establishment; Post-Secondary Institution; Pub; Research and Development; Restaurant; Retail; Tourist Accommodation; Townhouse; Dormitory
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Residential Use; Home Occupation – Level 1; Boarding
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 1.5
- **Maximum height:** 21.3 m or 6 Storeys, whichever is less
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m for Storeys containing Residential Uses; 3.0 m for Storeys not containing Residential Uses
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (both Storeys with and without Residential Uses)
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30.0 m; Apartment needs 3.0 m² of common outdoor amenity area per Dwelling Unit, outside the required setbacks; Tourist Accommodation only with a Dormitory and/or Post-Secondary Institution; Home Occupation – Level 1 only within an Apartment or Dormitory

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 770](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400770#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/p7/_