RCS zone in Abbotsford: Residential Corner Store

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

In short

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 (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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