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title: "RS7 zone in Abbotsford: Infill Residential Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RS7
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/rs7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rs7.json"
---

# RS7 zone in Abbotsford: Infill Residential Zone

Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Garden Suites on compact lots in the SSMUH 1 and Townhouse Land Use Designation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodate Single Detached Dwellings and Garden Suites on compact lots in the SSMUH 1 and Townhouse Land Use Designation.
- **Main uses:** Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Garden Suite; Home Occupation – Level 1; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental Accommodations
- **Minimum lot area:** 300 m² (interior lot); 375 m² (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 10.0 m (interior lot); 15.0 m (corner lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (lots with front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 45% (lots with front lot line 10-11.99 m)
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio 0.5 (excluding the floor area of a Garden Suite on lots with front lot line 12.0 m or greater)
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Garden Suite 4.5 m or one Storey, whichever is less; other accessory buildings or structures 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 1.2 m (front lot line 10-11.99 m)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (front lot line 12.0 m or greater); 3.0 m (front lot line 10-11.99 m)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 386](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400386#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/rs7/_