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

Abbotsford, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeAccommodate 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 area540 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 610 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); panhandle lots not permitted
Minimum lot width15.0 m (interior lot and interior through lot); 18.0 m (corner lot and corner through lot)
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum densityFloor Space Ratio 0.5
Maximum heightPrincipal building: 8.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less
Maximum height, accessory buildings4.5 m
Front setback6.0 m
Rear setback6.0 m
Interior side setback1.5 m
Street side setback4.5 m
Accessory building setbacksAccessory 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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