---
title: "RMM-R zone in Abbotsford: Mid Rise Apartment Zone - Rental"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RMM-R
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/rmm-r/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmm-r.json"
---

# RMM-R zone in Abbotsford: Mid Rise Apartment Zone - Rental

Mid-rise developments up to six storeys, including residential buildings and buildings for congregate care, on lands designated Apartment in the OCP, restricted to residential rental tenure.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mid-rise developments up to six storeys, including residential buildings and buildings for congregate care, on lands designated Apartment in the OCP, restricted to residential rental tenure.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Congregate Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Level 1; Assembly; 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 only permitted on Commercial Streets designated by the Official Community Plan)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0 to 2.5 (minimum and maximum)
- **Maximum height:** 21.3 m or six storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (interior lot line)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **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:** Apartment or Congregate Housing is restricted to residential rental tenure only; Common outdoor amenity area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit, outside required setbacks; Assembly use only on the first two storeys, with entrances separate from the apartments; Accessory commercial uses limited to the ground floor of street-fronting buildings on lots with an optional commercial designation in the OCP

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 465](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/aea2a6aeb#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/rmm-r/_