---
title: "RMG zone in Abbotsford: Multifamily Ground Oriented Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RMG
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/rmg/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmg.json"
---

# RMG zone in Abbotsford: Multifamily Ground Oriented Zone

Ground oriented multi-unit residential development for lands designated Townhouse in the OCP.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Ground oriented multi-unit residential development for lands designated Townhouse in the OCP.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation – Level 1
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5 to 1.5 (minimum and maximum)
- **Maximum height:** 11 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m from an exterior lot line, except 6.0 m where a garage faces an exterior lot line; 3.0 m from a lane
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m from a lane; 4.5 m from interior lot lines (see interior lot line exceptions)
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m, except 3.0 m where the side elevation of the dwelling unit faces an interior lot line, 1.8 m where the dwelling unit faces a street, or 0.0 m from an interior lot line shared with an attached dwelling unit or accessory building
- **Accessory building setbacks:** exterior lot line: no less than the principal building's actual setback; from a lane 1.5 m; interior lot lines same as principal building
- **Other rules:** Common outdoor amenity area of at least 3.0 m² per dwelling unit, outside setbacks, for townhouse use

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 431](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400431#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/rmg/_