{"title":"RS6-C zone in Abbotsford: Compact Lot Coach House Residential Zone","code":"RS6-C","slug":"rs6-c","name":"Compact Lot Coach House Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"385","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Coach Houses above Accessory Buildings on compact lots with rear lane access.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Coach Houses above Accessory Buildings on compact lots with rear lane access.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Coach","Houses above Accessory Buildings on compact Lots with","rear lane access"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":[".1 Residential Care",".2 Single Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Coach House","Home Occupation - Level 1","Short-Term Rental Accommodation"],"quotes":[".4 Boarding",".5 Coach House",".6 Home Occupation - Level 1",".7 Short-Term Rental Accommodation (B/L 3691-2025)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300 m² (interior lot); 360 m² (corner lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 300 m2","b. Corner Lot – 360 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"9.5 m (interior lot); 11.5 m (corner lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 9.5 m","b. Corner Lot – 11.5 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["a. 45%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.65; Gross Floor Area 273 m² for lots greater than 420 m² (both excluding the Coach House and its accessory building)","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.65, excluding the","a. Gross Floor Area for Lots greater than","420 m2 – 273 m2, excluding the Floor area"]},"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":"Accessory building with Coach House 7.5 m or 2 Storeys, whichever is less; other accessory buildings or structures 4.5 m","quotes":["b. Accessory Building with Coach House –","7.5 m or 2 Storeys, whichever is less","c. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 3.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"11.5 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 11.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front 6.0 m; rear: accessory building with Coach House 2.5 m, other 1.0 m; interior side 0.6 m; exterior side 3.0 m; 1.5 m from the principal building (6.0 m from an accessory building with Coach House)","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 6.0 m","b. Accessory Building with Coach House –","2.5 m","c. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 0.6 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 3.0 m","than Coach House) – 1.5 m","6.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Coach House floor area may not exceed the detached garage floor area or 55 m2, whichever is less","Coach House not permitted where there is a Residential Care, Supported Housing or Boarding Use on the lot","The 2.5 m rear setback for an accessory building with Coach House counts as one off-street Parking Space","Minimum lot depth 31.0 m"],"quotes":["Floor area of the detached garage, or 55 m2, whichever is less, and for","b. is not permitted where there is a Residential Care Use, Supported","Lot Line Setback for an Accessory Building with Coach House shall satisfy","a. Interior Lot – 31.0 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/2014b2400385#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/rs6-c/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs6-c.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs6-c.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}