{"title":"RS6 zone in Abbotsford: Compact Lot Residential Zone","code":"RS6","slug":"rs6","name":"Compact Lot Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"380","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on compact lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on compact lots.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on compact"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":[".1 Residential Care",".2 Single Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation – Level 1","Short-Term Rental Accommodations"],"quotes":[".4 Boarding",".5 Home Occupation – Level 1",".6 Short-Term Rental Accommodations (B/L 3670-2025)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300 m² (with rear lane access: interior lot 300 m², corner lot 360 m²; without rear lane access: 300 m²)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 300 m2","b. Corner Lot – 360 m2",".1 Lot Size (minimum) a. 300 m2"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"With rear lane access: 9.5 m (interior lot), 11.5 m (corner lot); without rear lane access: 12.0 m","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 9.5 m","b. Corner Lot – 11.5 m",".2 Lot Width (minimum) a. 12.0 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","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.65","b. Gross Floor Area for Lots greater than","420 m2 – 273 m2"]},"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":"6.0 m (may be reduced to 3.0 m for a principal building on a lot with municipal lane access where access is from the lane)","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 6.0 m","the minimum Principal Building Front Lot","Line Setback may be reduced to 3.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Principal building: 14.0 m with lane access; 4.5 m without lane access","quotes":["a. Principal Building with lane","access – 14.0 m","b. Principal Building without lane access –","4.5 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":"Accessory building or structure: front no less than the principal building's setback, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m; 1.5 m from the principal building","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – no less","c. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 3.0 m","Accessory Building or Structure – 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 31.0 m with rear lane access; 22.5 m without rear lane access"],"quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 31.0 m",".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/2014b2400380#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/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}