---
title: "RS6 zone in Abbotsford: Compact Lot Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RS6
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/rs6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs6.json"
---

# RS6 zone in Abbotsford: Compact Lot Residential Zone

Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on compact lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings on compact lots.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation – Level 1; Short-Term Rental Accommodations
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (with rear lane access: interior lot 300 m², corner lot 360 m²; without rear lane access: 300 m²)
- **Minimum lot width:** With rear lane access: 9.5 m (interior lot), 11.5 m (corner lot); without rear lane access: 12.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.65; Gross Floor Area 273 m² for lots greater than 420 m²
- **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 (may be reduced to 3.0 m for a principal building on a lot with municipal lane access where access is from the lane)
- **Rear setback:** Principal building: 14.0 m with lane access; 4.5 m without lane access
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 31.0 m with rear lane access; 22.5 m without rear lane access

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 380](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400380#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/rs6/_