{"title":"SSMUH 2 zone in Abbotsford: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Two Zone","code":"SSMUH 2","slug":"ssmuh-2","name":"Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Two Zone","group":"Residential","section":"352","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Enable small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 2 in the OCP.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Enable small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 2 in the OCP.","quotes":["Intent: The SSMUH 2 zone is intended to enable small scale","OCP."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boarding House","Duplex","Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling"],"quotes":[".1 Boarding House",".2 Duplex",".3 Residential Care",".4 Single Detached Dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Boarding","Coach House","Garden Suite","Home Occupation – Level 1","Home Occupation – Level 2","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":[".5 Short-Term Rental Accommodation",".6 Boarding",".7 Coach House",".8 Garden Suite",".9 Home Occupation – Level 1",".10 Home Occupation – Level 2",".11 Secondary Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["PID 025-408-135 (Lot 3 Section 17 Township 13 NWD Plan LMP53371, 3459 Goldfinch St): an Accessory Residential Use and a pre-School for up to 25 children, and an Accessory Child Care Centre for up to 40 children","PID 017-508-479 (Lot 55 District Lot 204 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan LMP1893, 34511 Thoreau Ave): Residential Care for up to 10 children in care (or the Section 120 maximum, whichever is greater)"],"quotes":["a. PID: 025-408-135","Lot 3 Section 17 Township 13 NWD Plan LMP53371","Known civically as: 3459 Goldfinch St","a. PID: 017-508-479","Lot 55 District Lot 204 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan LMP1893","Known civically as: 34511 Thoreau Ave"]},"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":"20.0 m (interior lot); 23.0 m (corner lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 20.0 m","b. Corner Lot – 23.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for all buildings and structures (impermeable surfaces: 60%)","quotes":["40%","60%"]},"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","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,","– 0.65, including the floor area of a"]},"max_height":{"value":"Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 9.5 m or three Storeys,"]},"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":["b. Garden Suite – 4.5 m or one Storey,","7.5 m or two Storeys, whichever is less","d. 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":"6.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 6.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m, except 6.0 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 6.0 m","Interior 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","where a garage faces an Exterior Side Lot"]},"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","d. 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: one per lot, only on lots with rear lane access","Up to 2 Single Detached Dwellings per lot where lot width is at least 24.0 m","Driveway maximum 6.0 m wide (11.0 m for lots with 3 or 4 dwelling units)"],"quotes":["a. be limited to one such Use per Lot;","b. be limited to a maximum floor area not greater than 15% of the Lot Area, or","b. only be permitted on a Lot with rear lane access;","permitted on a Lot with a Lot Width of at least 24.0 m.","from the Front Lot Line or Exterior Side Lot Line to the garage(s) on the Lot,","maximum width is 11.0 m."]}},"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/2014b2400352#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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/ssmuh-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/ssmuh-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}