---
title: "RCH zone in Abbotsford: Coach House Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RCH
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/rch/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rch.json"
---

# RCH zone in Abbotsford: Coach House Residential Zone

Single detached dwellings and coach houses on urban lots with municipal lane access.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached dwellings and coach houses on urban lots with municipal lane access.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Coach House; Home Occupation - Level 1; Short-Term Rental Accommodations
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (interior lot); 360 m² (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 9.0 m (interior lot); 11.0 m (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5, excluding the floor area of a coach house
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m; 6.5 m or 2 storeys (whichever is less) for an accessory building with a coach house
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 13.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m (coach house side and parking side)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: no less than the principal building's actual setback; rear 1.0 m (1.5 m maximum with a coach house); interior side 1.2 m (0.3 m or 0.0 m on the coach house side, 2.9 m on the parking side, with a coach house); exterior side 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** A coach house is limited to one per lot and a floor area no greater than the detached garage's total floor area or 55 m², whichever is less; A coach house is not allowed on a panhandle or through lot, and not between the principal building and the front lot line; All vehicle access for required parking must be off the municipal lane; Minimum 6.0 m between the principal building and an accessory building with a coach house

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 387](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400387#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/rch/_