---
title: "RS1 zone in Abbotsford: Urban Estate Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RS1
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/rs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs1.json"
---

# RS1 zone in Abbotsford: Urban Estate Residential Zone

Accommodate single detached dwellings on large urban lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate single detached dwellings on large urban lots.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling; Supported Housing; Boarding House
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental Accommodation; Boarding; Home Occupation Use – Level 2; Secondary Suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,620 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.50
- **Maximum height:** Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory building or structure: front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m; 1.5 m from the principal building

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 340](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400340#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/rs1/_