SSMUH 2 zone in Abbotsford: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Two Zone

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

In short

Enable small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 2 in the OCP.

Zone rules

Purpose	Enable small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 2 in the OCP.
Main uses	Boarding House Duplex Residential Care Single Detached Dwelling
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Short-Term Rental Accommodation Boarding Coach House Garden Suite Home Occupation – Level 1 Home Occupation – Level 2 Secondary Suite
Extra uses on specific lots	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)
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)
Maximum lot coverage	40% for all buildings and structures (impermeable surfaces: 60%)
Maximum density	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
Maximum height	Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less
Maximum height, accessory buildings	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
Front setback	3.0 m, except 6.0 m where a garage faces the front lot line
Rear setback	6.0 m
Interior side setback	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)
Street side setback	3.0 m, except 6.0 m where a garage faces the exterior side lot line
Accessory building setbacks	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
Other rules	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)

Source: Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 352 (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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