{"title":"RS7 zone in Abbotsford: Infill Residential Zone","code":"RS7","slug":"rs7","name":"Infill Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"386","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Garden Suites on compact lots in the SSMUH 1 and Townhouse Land Use Designation.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Garden Suites on compact lots in the SSMUH 1 and Townhouse Land Use Designation.","quotes":["Intent: To accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Garden","Suites on compact Lots in the SSMUH 1 and Townhouse"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":["1. Residential Care","2. Single Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Garden Suite","Home Occupation – Level 1","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental Accommodations"],"quotes":["4. Boarding","5. Garden Suite","6. Home Occupation – Level 1","7. Secondary Suite","8. Short-Term Rental Accommodations (B/L 3670-2025)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"300 m² (interior lot); 375 m² (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 300 m2","b. Corner Lot – 375 m2","c. Through Lot – Not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"10.0 m (interior lot); 15.0 m (corner lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 10.0 m","b. Corner Lot – 15.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (lots with front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 45% (lots with front lot line 10-11.99 m)","quotes":["a. 40%","a. 45%","Lots with Front Lot Line Length of 10-11.99 m"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio 0.5 (excluding the floor area of a Garden Suite on lots with front lot line 12.0 m or greater)","quotes":["a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.5, excluding the","a. Floor Space Ratio – 0.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys (front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 8.5 m or three Storeys (front lot line 10-11.99 m), whichever is less","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 9.5 m or three","a. Principal Building – 8.5 m or three"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Garden Suite 4.5 m or one Storey, whichever is less; other accessory buildings or structures 4.5 m","quotes":["b. Garden Suite – 4.5 m or one Storey,","c. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 6.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 1.2 m (front lot line 10-11.99 m)","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.5 m","a. Principal Building – 1.2 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 3.0 m (front lot line 10-11.99 m)","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 4.5 m","a. Principal Building – 3.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front 6.0 m; rear 1.5 m (Garden Suite 1.5 m); interior side 1.5 m (1.2 m on lots with front lot line 10-11.99 m); exterior side 4.5 m (3.0 m on lots with front lot line 10-11.99 m); 1.5 m from the principal building (6.0 m from a Garden Suite)","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 6.0 m","c. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.5 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.2 m","c. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 3.0 m","a. Between Principal Building and Garden","Suite – 6.0 m","Accessory Building or Structure – 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Garden Suite: one per lot, up to 55 m2, only on lots of at least 540 m2 with a front lot line of at least 12.0 m","Garden Suite not allowed where there is a Residential Care, Supported Housing, Boarding or Secondary Suite use on the lot","Attached garage width: 6.0 m (front lot line 12.0 m or greater) or 4.0 m (front lot line 10.0 m to 11.99 m)","Basement may be no more than 1.4 m above average Finished Grade"],"quotes":["a. be limited to one such Use per Lot;","b. be limited to a maximum floor area of 55 m2 and not be located within a","e. be located on a Lot with a minimum lot size of 540 m2;","k. not be operated where there is a Residential Care Use, Supported","a. 6.0 m on a Lot with Front Lot Line length of 12.0 m or greater; or","b. 4.0 m on a Lot with Front Lot Line length of 10.0 m to 11.99 m.","a. 1.4 m above average Finished Grade"]}},"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/2014b2400386#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/rs7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}