{"title":"RS3 zone in Abbotsford: Urban Residential Zone","code":"RS3","slug":"rs3","name":"Urban Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"350","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate single detached dwellings on medium urban-sized lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate single detached dwellings on medium urban-sized lots.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on medium","urban-sized Lots"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling","Supported Housing","Boarding House"],"quotes":[".1 Residential Care",".2 Single Detached Dwelling",".3 Supported Housing (3249-2022)",".4 Boarding House (3249-2022)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental Accommodations","Boarding","Home Occupation – Level 2","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":[".5 Short-Term Rental Accommodations (B/L 3670-2025)",".6 Boarding",".7 Home Occupation – Level 2",".8 Secondary Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Short-Term Rental Accommodation with a maximum of eight sleeping units for a maximum of twenty guests, in conjunction with a Single Detached Dwelling, on PID 027-534-901 (Lot 3 Section 15 Township 13 NWD Plan BCP36423, 2379 Chardonnay Lane)"],"quotes":["a. PID: 027-534-901","Lot 3 Section 15 Township 13 NWD Plan BCP36423","Known civically as: 2379 Chardonnay Lane"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"540 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 610 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); 750 m² (panhandle lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 540 m2","b. Corner Lot – 610 m2","e. Panhandle Lot – 750 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.0 m (interior lot and interior through lot); 18.0 m (corner lot, corner through lot and panhandle lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 15.0 m","b. Corner Lot – 18.0 m","e. Panhandle Lot – 18.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["a. 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.50","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.50"]},"max_height":{"value":"Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 9.5 m or three","Storeys, whichever is less"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"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","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 6.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m","Accessory Building or Structure – 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Interior lot minimum depth 25.0 m; through and panhandle lots 30.0 m"],"quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 25.0 m","c. Interior Through Lot – 30.0 m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation","url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/content/coa/coabylaws/z/zoning/?xsl=/templates/browse.xsl","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400350#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/abbotsford","name":"Abbotsford","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}