{"title":"RMR zone in Abbotsford: Rowhouse Residential Zone","code":"RMR","slug":"rmr","name":"Rowhouse Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"440","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Rowhouse development on consolidated lots designated Townhouse in the OCP.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Rowhouse development on consolidated lots designated Townhouse in the OCP.","quotes":["Intent: To enable Rowhouse development on consolidated Lots that","are designated Townhouse in the OCP."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Rowhouse"],"quotes":["Rowhouse"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation – Level 1"],"quotes":["Boarding","Home Occupation – Level 1"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"With rear lane access: 180 m² (end lot); 140 m² (internal lot); 235 m² (corner lot). Without rear lane access: 185 m² (end lot); 150 m² (internal lot); 235 m² (corner lot)","quotes":["a. End Lot – 180 m2","b. Internal Lot – 140 m2","c. Corner Lot – 235 m2","d. End Lot – 185 m2","e. Internal Lot – 150 m2","f. Corner Lot – 235 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"With rear lane access: 5.7 m (end lot); 4.5 m (internal lot); 7.5 m (corner lot). Without rear lane access: 6.7 m (end lot); 5.5 m (internal lot); 8.5 m (corner lot)","quotes":["a. End Lot – 5.7 m","b. Internal Lot – 4.5 m","c. Corner Lot – 7.5 m","a. End Lot – 6.7 m","b. Internal Lot – 5.5 m","c. Corner Lot – 8.5 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"65%","quotes":["a. 65%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.5 to 1.5 (minimum and maximum)","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.5 to 1.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m or three storeys, whichever is less","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 11 m or three"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Lots with rear lane access: minimum 3.0 m, maximum 3.5 m. Lots without rear lane access: minimum 3.0 m (6.0 m where a garage faces the front lot line), maximum 6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 3.0 m","a. Principal Building – 3.5 m","a. Principal Building – 3.0 m, except 6.0 m","where a garage faces the Front Lot Line","a. Principal Building 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Lots with rear lane access: 12.0 m. Lots without rear lane access: 6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 12.0 m","a. Principal Building – 6.0 m","(Rear Lot Line)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m, except 0.0 m from an interior side lot line shared with an attached rowhouse dwelling unit","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.2 m, except 0.0 m","an attached Rowhouse Dwelling Unit"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 3.0 m","(Exterior Side Lot Line)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"With rear lane access: rear 1.0 m (maximum 1.5 m for an accessory building with a garage, or 6.0 m where a required parking space is outside the garage); interior side 1.0 m (0.0 m next to an attached garage); exterior side 1.2 m. Without rear lane access: rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 1.2 m. Front: no less than the principal building's actual setback","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","a. Accessory Building or Structure with a","garage – 1.5 m, except 6.0 m where a","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m,","except 0.0 m from an Interior Side Lot","Line shared with an attached garage","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.2 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – no less"]},"other":{"value":["Two sets of rules apply: lots with rear lane access and lots without","Lots without rear lane access are only permitted on Local roads shown on Map 4 of the OCP","No garage doors on the front of the principal building when the lot has rear lane access","Driveway and garage width limited to 3.0 m for units with vehicle access from a street"],"quotes":[".2 Rowhouse Lots without rear lane access are only permitted on","No garage door(s) shall be provided on the Building Face(s) of the","a. Have a driveway limited to 3.0 m in width; and","b. Have a maximum garage width of 3.0 m, measured between the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation","url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/content/coa/coabylaws/z/zoning/?xsl=/templates/browse.xsl","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400440#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmr/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmr.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmr.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}