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

# RML zone in Abbotsford: Low Rise Apartment Zone

Low-rise developments up to six storeys, including residential buildings and buildings for congregate care.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low-rise developments up to six storeys, including residential buildings and buildings for congregate care.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Boarding
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (up to 45% with a density bonus amenity contribution)
- **Maximum density:** Base floor space ratio 1.4; with a density bonus amenity contribution it may be increased by 0.30, up to a maximum of 1.70
- **Maximum height:** 21.3 m or six storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** Exterior lot line: minimum 3.0 m, maximum 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m for storeys 1-4; 10.0 m above 4 storeys (interior lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line), maximum 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 3.0 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; Apartment and Congregate Housing may share a building only on different storeys with separate entrances, exits and lobbies

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 450](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400450#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/rml/_