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

# RR zone in Abbotsford: Rural Residential Zone

Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Agricultural Uses on large lots in a rural setting.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Agricultural Uses on large lots in a rural setting.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural Use; Residential Care; Resource Processing; Single Detached Dwelling; Supported Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Farm Retail Sales; Short-Term Rental Accommodation; Boarding; Coach House; Home Occupation - Level 3 (outside the ALR) or Level 4 (inside the ALR); Breeding and Boarding Kennel; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 4.0 ha (lots created by subdivision)
- **Minimum lot width:** 25% of lot depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10%
- **Maximum density:** No maximum (n/a)
- **Maximum height:** Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less (agricultural use, farm retail sales and kennels follow the A1 zone)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Coach House or accessory building or structure: 7.5 m or two Storeys, whichever is less
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (principal building and Coach House)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (principal building and Coach House)
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (principal building and Coach House)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (principal building and Coach House)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory building or structure: front 7.5 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m; 1.5 m from the principal building
- **Other rules:** Agricultural Use, Farm Retail Sales and Breeding and Boarding Kennel follow the A1 zone setbacks and heights; Coach House only on a lot greater than 0.4 hectares; Coach House or Secondary Suite: one per lot, maximum floor area 90 m2 or 40% of the Single Detached Dwelling's Net Floor Area, whichever is less; Neither allowed where there is a Residential Care, Supported Housing or Boarding Use on the lot

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 310](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400310#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/rr/_