{"title":"RS5-A zone in Abbotsford: Residential Zone","code":"RS5-A","slug":"rs5-a","name":"Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"375","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on standard lots without Secondary Suites or lane access.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on standard lots without Secondary Suites or lane access.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on standard","Lots without Secondary Suites or lane access"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling","Boarding House"],"quotes":[".1 Residential Care",".2 Single Detached Dwelling",".4 Boarding House (B/L 3249-2022)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation - Level 2","Short-Term Rental Accommodations"],"quotes":[".5 Boarding",".6 Home Occupation - Level 2",".7 Short-Term Rental Accommodations (B/L 3670-2025)"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Floor Space Ratio 0.50 (instead of 0.65) on PID 012-495-000 (Lot 37 Section 24 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 79723, 2963 Townline Road)"],"quotes":["a) PID: 012-495-000","79723","Known civically as: 2963 Townline Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"420 m² (interior lot); 480 m² (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 420 m2","b. Corner Lot – 480 m2","c. Interior Through Lot – not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"13.0 m","quotes":[".2 Lot Width (minimum) a. 13.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["a. 45%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.65","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.65"]},"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":"5.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 5.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"5.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 5.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.2 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":["Minimum lot depth 22.5 m"],"quotes":[".3 Lot Depth (minimum) a. 22.5 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/2014b2400375#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/rs5-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs5-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs5-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}