{"title":"SSMUH 1 zone in Abbotsford: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing One Zone","code":"SSMUH 1","slug":"ssmuh-1","name":"Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing One Zone","group":"Residential","section":"351","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Enable small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 1 in the OCP.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Enable small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 1 in the OCP.","quotes":["Intent: The SSMUH 1 zone is intended to enable small-scale"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boarding House","Duplex","Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling","Townhouse"],"quotes":[".1 Boarding House",".2 Duplex",".3 Residential Care",".4 Single Detached Dwelling",".5 Townhouse"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Boarding","Coach House","Garden Suite","Home Occupation – Level 1","Home Occupation – Level 2","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":[".6 Short-Term Rental Accommodation",".7 Boarding",".8 Coach House",".9 Garden Suite",".10 Home Occupation – Level 1",".11 Home Occupation – Level 2",".12 Secondary Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Residential Care for a maximum of 10 children in care (or the Section 120 maximum, whichever is greater) on PID 002-419-513 (Lot 582 Section 19 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 54612, 3180 Crown Ct)"],"quotes":["a. PID: 002-419-513","Lot 582 Section 19 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 54612","Known civically as: 3180 Crown Ct"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"495 m² (interior lot); 585 m² (corner lot); through and panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 495 m2","b. Corner Lot – 585 m2","c. Through Lot – Not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"16.5 m (interior lot); 19.5 m (corner lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 16.5 m","b. Corner Lot – 19.5 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for all buildings and structures, except 50% for Townhouse (impermeable surfaces: 60%, except 75% for Townhouse)","quotes":["40%, except 50% for Townhouse","60%, except 75% for Townhouse"]},"max_density":{"value":"Three dwelling units on lots of 280 m² or less; four on lots greater than 280 m². Floor space ratio: 0.5 for one Single Detached Dwelling (excluding Garden Suite or Coach House); 0.65 for Duplex or two Single Detached Dwellings; 0.9 for Townhouse with 3 units; 1.2 for Townhouse with 4 units","quotes":["a. Three Dwelling Units on Lots 280 m2 or","less in size; and","b. Four Dwelling Units on Lots greater than","a. One Single Detached Dwelling – 0.5,","Space Ratio – 0.65, including the floor area of a Garden","c. Townhouse with 3 Dwelling Units – 0.9","d. Townhouse with 4 Dwelling Units – 1.2"]},"max_height":{"value":"Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less; Townhouse: 11.0 m or three Storeys, whichever is less (9.5 m within 15.0 m of the rear lot line or behind another building)","quotes":["b. Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex – 9.5 m","a. Townhouse – 11.0 m or three Storeys,","whichever is less, except 9.5 m or three"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory building with Coach House 7.5 m or two Storeys; Garden Suite 4.5 m or one Storey; other accessory buildings or structures 4.5 m","quotes":["c. Garden Suite – 4.5 m or one Storey,","d. Accessory Building with Coach House – 7.5","e. Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m, except 6.0 m where a garage faces the front lot line","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 3.0 m, except 6.0 m","where a garage faces a Front Lot Line"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m, except 3.0 m when adjacent to a lane, or 6.0 m where a garage faces the rear lot line","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 4.5 m, except when","adjacent to a lane, then 3.0 m or 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m, except 4.5 m where the front or rear of a dwelling unit faces a side lot line (Duplex on an interior side lot line: 0.0 m)","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.2 m, except 4.5 m","Side Lot Line Setback for a Duplex is 0.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m, except 6.0 m where a garage faces the exterior side lot line","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 3.0 m, except 6.0 m","Line)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front 6.0 m; exterior side 3.0 m; rear: Garden Suite 1.5 m, accessory building with Coach House 1.5 m, other 1.0 m; interior side: Garden Suite 1.2 m, accessory building with Coach House 1.2 m, other 1.0 m","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 6.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – 3.0 m","b. Garden Suite – 1.5 m","d. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","b. Garden Suite – 1.2 m"]},"other":{"value":["Garden Suite: one per lot, up to 15% of lot area or 100 m2 (whichever is less)","Coach House: only on lots with rear lane access, one per lot","Up to 2 Single Detached Dwellings per lot; side-by-side only where lot width is at least 20.0 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 total maximum floor area not greater than 15% of the Lot","a. be limited to Lots with rear lane access;","a maximum of 2 Single Detached Dwellings is","permitted on a Lot and may be located side-by-side where the Lot Width is","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/2014b2400351#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/ssmuh-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/ssmuh-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/ssmuh-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}