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title: "RMC zone in Abbotsford: City Centre Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RMC
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/rmc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmc.json"
---

# RMC zone in Abbotsford: City Centre Residential Zone

Multi-storey residential buildings for lands designated City Centre Core or City Centre Residential in the City Centre Neighbourhood Plan.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multi-storey residential buildings for lands designated City Centre Core or City Centre Residential in the City Centre Neighbourhood Plan.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Home Child Care Major; Lock-off Unit; Boarding; Animal Hospital; Assembly; Brewing and Vinting Outlet; Brew-Pub; Child Care Centre; Civic Use; Coffee Shop; Commercial School; Courier and Delivery; Financial Institution; Health Care Office; Indoor Recreation Facility; Liquor Store; Media Studio; Microbrewery; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Pet Daycare; Printing Services; Pub; Restaurant; Retail (Accessory commercial uses are limited to the ground floor of street-fronting buildings on lots with an optional or required commercial designation on the City Centre Plan commercial streets map)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75%
- **Maximum density:** Base floor space ratio 1.5 - 2.75 (3.5 within a Transit-Oriented Area); with a density bonus amenity contribution it may be increased by 3.75, up to a maximum of 6.5
- **Maximum height:** Minimum 3.0 storeys (no maximum stated for principal buildings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** Exterior lot line: minimum 3.0 m (0 m for the first storey containing accessory commercial uses where section 490.4.2 or 490.4.3 applies); maximum 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m, except 3.0 m from an interior lot line which intersects with a street for storeys 1-3 containing residential uses, and 0 m for the first storey containing accessory commercial uses where section 490.4.2 or 490.4.3 applies
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m, except 0 m for the first storey containing accessory commercial uses where section 490.4.2 or 490.4.3 applies
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 1.5 m from an exterior lot line (not between a building face and the street); 3.0 m from an interior lot line
- **Other rules:** Common outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit, outside required setbacks; Where the City Centre Plan commercial streets map shows required commercial, the street-fronting ground floor must include accessory commercial uses

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 490](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400492#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/rmc/_