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title: "RHR zone in Abbotsford: High Rise Apartment Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RHR
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/rhr/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rhr.json"
---

# RHR zone in Abbotsford: High Rise Apartment Zone

High-rise developments up to 80 metres in height, including residential buildings and buildings for congregate care.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-rise developments up to 80 metres in height, including residential buildings and buildings for congregate care.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Assembly; Boarding
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Base floor space ratio 3.0; with a density bonus amenity contribution it may be increased by 0.50, up to a maximum of 3.5
- **Maximum height:** 80 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** Exterior lot line: 3.0 m for storeys 1-4, 6.0 m above 4 storeys; maximum 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m for storeys 1-4; 12.5 m above 4 storeys (interior lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m for storeys 1-4; 6.0 m above 4 storeys (exterior lot line)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 3.0 m from exterior and interior lot lines
- **Other rules:** Not less than 80% underground parking is required for an Apartment or Congregate Housing; Buildings must have a podium base covering a minimum of 50% of the exterior lot line frontage; No storey above the fourth may be greater than 700 m² in area or exceed a horizontal dimension of 30 m; Common outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit, outside required setbacks

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 470](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400470#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/rhr/_