RS7 zone in Abbotsford: Infill Residential Zone

Abbotsford, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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