---
title: "RS5 zone in Abbotsford: Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RS5
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/rs5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs5.json"
---

# RS5 zone in Abbotsford: Residential Zone

Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on standard lots without lane access.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on standard lots without lane access.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling; Boarding House
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation - Level 2; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental Accommodations
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Floor Space Ratio 0.50 (instead of 0.65) on PID 005-671-019 (Lot 333 Section 14 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 58759); Floor Space Ratio 0.50 on PID 029-440-131 (Lot 3 Section 20 Township 13 NWD Plan EPP31904), PID 029-440-106 (Lot 2 Section 20 Township 13 NWD Plan EPP 31904), PID 029-440-092 (Lot 1 Section 20 Township 13 NWD Plan EPP31904) and Lot A Section 29 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 69130
- **Minimum lot area:** 420 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 480 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 13.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.65
- **Maximum height:** Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 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:** Minimum lot depth 22.5 m

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 370](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400370#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/rs5/_