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title: "RS4-i zone in Abbotsford: Duplex Residential Zone, Infill"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RS4-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/rs4-i/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs4-i.json"
---

# RS4-i zone in Abbotsford: Duplex Residential Zone, Infill

Accommodate Duplexes (strata and fee simple) on urban lots in the Urban 3-Infill Land Use Designation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Duplexes (strata and fee simple) on urban lots in the Urban 3-Infill Land Use Designation.
- **Main uses:** Duplex
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation – Level 1; Short-Term Rental Accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 540 m² (Duplex); 270 m² (Duplex constructed on interior side lot line); through and panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m (Duplex); 9.0 m (Duplex constructed on interior side lot line)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.5
- **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; 0.0 m for a Principal Building constructed on the interior side lot line
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory building or structure: front 6.0 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 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; Attached garage width may not exceed 4.0 m per dwelling unit; Driveway maximum 3.0 m wide per dwelling unit at the lot line; driveways are joined (combined 6.0 m maximum) except on a corner lot abutting two Local Roads

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 365](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400365#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/rs4-i/_