RMC zone in Abbotsford: City Centre Residential Zone

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

In short

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 (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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