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

# RS3 zone in Abbotsford: Urban Residential Zone

Accommodate single detached dwellings on medium urban-sized lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate single detached dwellings on medium urban-sized lots.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling; Supported Housing; Boarding House
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental Accommodations; Boarding; Home Occupation – Level 2; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 540 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 610 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); 750 m² (panhandle lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (interior lot and interior through lot); 18.0 m (corner lot, corner through lot and panhandle lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **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:** 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:** Interior lot minimum depth 25.0 m; through and panhandle lots 30.0 m

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 350](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400350#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/_