---
title: "RCS zone in Abbotsford: Residential Corner Store"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RCS
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/rcs/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rcs.json"
---

# RCS zone in Abbotsford: Residential Corner Store

Residential uses with accessory commercial uses (corner store) in primarily residential areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential uses with accessory commercial uses (corner store) in primarily residential areas.
- **Main uses:** Duplex; Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 400 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Not specified (n/a)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.50
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m or two storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 395](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400395#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/rcs/_