{"title":"RCS zone in Abbotsford: Residential Corner Store","code":"RCS","slug":"rcs","name":"Residential Corner Store","group":"Residential","section":"395","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential uses with accessory commercial uses (corner store) in primarily residential areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential uses with accessory commercial uses (corner store) in primarily residential areas.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate residential uses with accessory","commercial Uses in primarily residential areas in the Urban"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Duplex","Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":[".1 Duplex",".2 Residential Care",".3 Single Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Child Care Centre","Coffee Shop","Health Care Office","Home Occupation – Level 1 (in Duplex dwelling units)","Home Occupation – Level 2 (in Single Detached Dwellings)","Non-Permanent Commercial","Office","Personal Service Establishment","Restaurant","Retail","Secondary Suite – Single Detached Dwellings only","Short-Term Rental Accommodations"],"quotes":[".4 Boarding",".5 Child Care Centre",".6 Coffee Shop",".7 Health Care Office",".8 Home Occupation – Level 1 (in Duplex dwelling units)",".9 Home Occupation – Level 2 (in Single Detached Dwellings)",".10 Non-Permanent Commercial",".11 Office",".12 Personal Service Establishment",".13 Restaurant",".14 Retail",".15 Secondary Suite – Single Detached Dwellings only",".16 Short-Term Rental Accommodations"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"400 m²","quotes":["a. 400 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Not specified (n/a)","quotes":["a. n/a","Lot Width (minimum)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["a. 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.50","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.50"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.5 m or two storeys, whichever is less","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 7.5 m or two Storeys,"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 5.0 m","(Front Lot Line)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 5.0 m","(Rear Lot Line)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.2 m","(Interior Side Lot Line)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 4.5 m","(Exterior Side Lot Line)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m; 1.5 m between principal and accessory buildings","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 6.0","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5","Building or Structure – 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory commercial use must be inside the same building as the principal use","Must be at least 400 m from the nearest Neighbourhood Centre and from other existing corner stores","Must be on a corner when on a Local Road","Limited to 400 m² total commercial floor area (200 m² when on a Local Road only)"],"quotes":["a. be fully contained within the same Building as the Principal Use on","c. be a minimum of 400 m from the nearest Neighbourhood Centre as","d. be a minimum of 400 m from other existing Corner Stores;","e. be on a corner when located on a Local Road, as shown on Map 4 of","f. be limited to 400 m2 total commercial floor area (200 m2 when on a"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation","url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/content/coa/coabylaws/z/zoning/?xsl=/templates/browse.xsl","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400395#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rcs/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rcs.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rcs.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}