---
title: "RM45 zone in Abbotsford: Medium Density Townhouse Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RM45
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/rm45/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rm45.json"
---

# RM45 zone in Abbotsford: Medium Density Townhouse Zone

Townhouse developments at medium densities, up to 45 units per hectare.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Townhouse developments at medium densities, up to 45 units per hectare.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation – Level 1
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 45 dwelling units per hectare
- **Maximum height:** 11 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m, except 3.0 m where a dwelling unit fronts a street
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m (all other lot lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m, except 1.8 m from an interior lot line shared with an RS lot where the dwelling unit fronts a street
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m; other lot lines 4.5 m, except 1.0 m from a rear or interior lot line
- **Other rules:** Common outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit, outside required setbacks, for townhouse use

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 420](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400420#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/rm45/_