---
title: "RS3-i zone in Abbotsford: Urban Residential Zone, Infill"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RS3-i
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/rs3-i/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs3-i.json"
---

# RS3-i zone in Abbotsford: Urban Residential Zone, Infill

Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on urban lots in the Urban 3-Infill Land Use Designation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on urban lots in the Urban 3-Infill Land Use Designation.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling; Boarding House
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental Accommodation; Boarding; Home Occupation - Level 2; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Housing for a maximum of seven seniors in a maximum eight bedroom facility, and no other uses, on PID 004-608-593 (Lot 432 Section 17 Township 16 NWD Plan 46243, 2077 Ridgeway St); Residential Care for up to 10 children in care (or the Section 120 maximum, whichever is greater) on PID 002-419-513 (Lot 582 Section 19 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 54612, 3180 Crown Ct)
- **Minimum lot area:** 540 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 610 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (interior lot and interior through lot); 18.0 m (corner lot and corner through lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.5
- **Maximum height:** Principal building: 8.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 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
- **Other rules:** Basement may be no more than 1.4 m above average Finished Grade; Upper storey must be reduced: its floor area may not exceed 80% of the storey below and the front or side face must be recessed at least 1.2 m

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 356](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400356#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/rs3-i/_