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P7 zone in Abbotsford: University/College Campus Zone

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeEducational, 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 area2,000 m²
Minimum lot width30.0 m
Maximum lot coverage50%
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio 1.5
Maximum height21.3 m or 6 Storeys, whichever is less
Interior side setback4.5 m for Storeys containing Residential Uses; 3.0 m for Storeys not containing Residential Uses
Street side setback3.0 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 (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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