{"title":"TH1 zone in Abbotsford: Townhouse 1 Zone","code":"TH1","slug":"th1","name":"Townhouse 1 Zone","group":"Residential","section":"357","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Enable a transition from small-scale residential development to ground-oriented multi-unit residential development on lands abutting a Local Road and designated Townhouse in the OCP.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Enable a transition from small-scale residential development to ground-oriented multi-unit residential development on lands abutting a Local Road and designated Townhouse in the OCP.","quotes":["Intent: The TH1 zone is intended to enable a transition from small-","scale residential development to ground-oriented multi-unit","residential development on lands abutting a Local Road and"]},"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":["Housing for a maximum of seven seniors in a maximum eight bedroom facility, and no other uses, on PID 004-608-593 (Lot 432 Section 17 Township 16 NWD Plan 46243, 2077 Ridgeway St)"],"quotes":["a. PID: 004-608-593","Lot 432 Section 17 Township 16 NWD Plan 46243","Known civically as: 2077 Ridgeway St"]},"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; no maximum on lots that are both 1,120 m² or greater and 35 m wide or greater. 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 4 units; 1.5 for 5 or more units","quotes":["a. Three Dwelling Units on Lots 280 m2 or","b. Four Dwelling Units on Lots greater than","there is no maximum number of Dwelling","Units on Lots that are both 1,120 m2 in","a. One Single Detached Dwelling – 0.5,","b. Duplex or Two Single Detached","c. Townhouse with 3 Dwelling Units – 0.9","d. Townhouse with 4 Dwelling Units – 1.2","e. Townhouse with 5 or more Dwelling"]},"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":["a. Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex – 9.5","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":["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":"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; 3.0 m (6.0 m where a garage faces the lot line) when adjacent to a lane; Duplex on an interior side lot line 0.0 m","quotes":["a. Principal Building – 1.2 m, except 4.5 m","b. Principal Building adjacent to a lane - 3.0","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 no less than the principal building's actual setback; 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 – no less","than the actual setback of the Principal","b. Garden Suite – 1.5 m","d. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","c. Garden Suite – 1.2 m"]},"other":{"value":["Townhouse on a lot abutting an Arterial or Collector Road only where the road width meets the Development Bylaw requirement","Townhouse developments of five or more units need a common outdoor amenity area of at least 3.0 m2 per unit","Garden Suite: one per lot, up to 15% of lot area or 100 m2 (whichever is less); Coach House: one per lot, only with rear lane access","Basement may be no more than 1.4 m above average Finished Grade"],"quotes":[".7 On a Lot abutting an Arterial Road or a Collector Road, Townhouse shall only",".9 For a Townhouse development with five or more Dwelling Units, a common","outdoor amenity area of at least 3.0 m2 per Dwelling Unit shall be provided","a. be limited to one such Use per Lot;","a. be limited to Lots with rear lane access;","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/2014b2400357#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/th1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/th1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/th1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}