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title: "SSMUH 4 zone in Abbotsford: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Four Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: SSMUH 4
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/ssmuh-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/ssmuh-4.json"
---

# SSMUH 4 zone in Abbotsford: Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Four Zone

Enable small-scale residential development on suburban lots designated SSMUH 4 in the OCP.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Enable small-scale residential development on suburban lots designated SSMUH 4 in the OCP.
- **Main uses:** Duplex; Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Produce Sales; Short-Term Rental Accommodation; Boarding; Coach House; Garden Suite; Home Occupation – Level 1; Home Occupation – Level 3; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Community Service, limited to an activity and education centre for a maximum of 15 persons with developmental disabilities, on PID 008-267-286 (Lot 7 District Lot 48 Group 2 NWD Plan 14869 and Parcel One of Parcel A District Lot 42 Group 2 NWD, 2837 Babich St)
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 25% of lot depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% for all buildings and structures (impermeable surfaces: 30%)
- **Maximum density:** Three dwelling units on lots of 280 m² or less; four on lots greater than 280 m². No floor space ratio limit (n/a)
- **Maximum height:** Principal building: 9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Coach House or accessory building or structure 7.5 m or two Storeys; Garden Suite 4.5 m or one Storey
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (principal building and Coach House)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (principal building, Coach House and Garden Suite)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m (principal building, Coach House and Garden Suite)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (principal building, Coach House and Garden Suite); garage with driveway access across the exterior side lot line 6.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory building or structure: front 6.0 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.0 m, exterior side 4.5 m; 1.5 m from residential buildings
- **Other rules:** Garden Suite: one per lot, up to 15% of lot area or 100 m2 (whichever is less); Coach House: one per lot, up to the detached garage floor area, 15% of lot area or 100 m2 (whichever is less); Home Occupation – Level 3 not allowed where there is a Duplex on the lot

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 355](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400355#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/ssmuh-4/_