---
title: "RSH zone in Abbotsford: Urban Residential Hybrid Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RSH
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/rsh/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rsh.json"
---

# RSH zone in Abbotsford: Urban Residential Hybrid Zone

Conventional single detached dwellings and fee simple mobile homes on urban lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Conventional single detached dwellings and fee simple mobile homes on urban lots.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation Level 2; Short-Term Rental Accommodations
- **Minimum lot area:** 540 m² (interior lot); 610 m² (corner lot); 540 m² (interior through lot); 610 m² (corner through lot); 750 m² (panhandle lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15.0 m (interior lot); 18.0 m (corner lot); 15.0 m (interior through lot); 18.0 m (corner through lot); 18.0 m (panhandle lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5
- **Maximum height:** 7.5 m or two storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m; 1.5 m between principal and accessory buildings
- **Other rules:** An approved A277 or Z240 manufactured or mobile home may be permitted as a single detached dwelling; Minimum lot depth 25.0 m (interior and corner), 30.0 m (through and panhandle lots)

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 390](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b24001390#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/rsh/_