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title: "RSMH zone in Abbotsford: Infill Manufactured Home Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: RSMH
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/rsmh/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/rsmh.json"
---

# RSMH zone in Abbotsford: Infill Manufactured Home Zone

Single detached dwellings and fee simple manufactured homes on urban lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached dwellings and fee simple manufactured homes on urban lots.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation - Level 1; Short-Term Rental Accommodations
- **Minimum lot area:** 495 m² (interior lot); 585 m² (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m (interior lot); 23.0 m (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.65, except 0.5 for a manufactured home
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m or three storeys, whichever is less; 6.0 m or one storey, whichever is less, for a manufactured home
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m; 1.5 m for a manufactured home
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m; 1.5 m between dwelling and accessory building
- **Other rules:** Lots in the Manufactured Home Area shown in the bylaw must have a manufactured home as the single detached dwelling; A single detached dwelling that is not a manufactured home needs a site-specific geotechnical review; A single detached dwelling shall not include a basement; Minimum lot depth 22.5 m

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 388](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400388#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/rsmh/_