---
title: "RMX zone in Abbotsford: Multiplex Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RMX
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/rmx/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rmx.json"
---

# RMX zone in Abbotsford: Multiplex Residential Zone

Three and four unit townhouse developments on existing urban lots in the Townhouse land use designation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Three and four unit townhouse developments on existing urban lots in the Townhouse land use designation.
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation – Level 1
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5 to 1.5 (minimum and maximum); maximum of four dwelling units
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 m or three storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m or one storey, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m, except 6.0 m where a garage faces a front lot line
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m; 3.0 m when adjacent to a lane, or 6.0 m where a garage faces a rear lot line
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m; when adjacent to a lane, 3.0 m, or 6.0 m where a garage faces an interior side lot line
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m, except 6.0 m where a garage faces an exterior side lot line
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front, rear and exterior side: no less than the actual setback of the principal building; interior side 1.8 m (same exceptions as principal building); 1.5 m between principal and accessory building
- **Other rules:** Minimum 9.0 m between principal buildings on the same lot (6.0 m where a front or rear elevation faces a side elevation; 2.0 m where side elevations are parallel); Each dwelling unit needs at least 10.0 m² of outdoor amenity area; Driveway and garage width limited to 4.0 m for units with vehicle access from a street; Visitor parking spaces are not required

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 436](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400436#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/rmx/_