{"title":"TH2 zone in Abbotsford: Townhouse 2 Zone","code":"TH2","slug":"th2","name":"Townhouse 2 Zone","group":"Residential","section":"358","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Enable a transition from small-scale residential development to ground-oriented multi-unit residential development on lands abutting an Arterial or Collector 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 an Arterial or Collector Road and designated Townhouse in the OCP.","quotes":["Intent: The TH2 zone is intended to enable a transition from small-","scale residential development to ground-oriented multi-unit","residential development on lands abutting an Arterial Road or"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boarding House","Duplex","Residential Care","Single Detached Dwelling","Townhouse (on lots 1,120 m² in size and 35 m in width, or greater)"],"quotes":[".1 Boarding House",".2 Duplex",".3 Residential Care",".4 Single Detached Dwelling",".5 Townhouse on Lots 1,120 m2 in size and 35 m in width, or greater"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental Accommodation","Boarding","Garden Suite","Home Occupation – Level 1","Home Occupation – Level 2","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":[".6 Short-Term Rental Accommodation",".7 Boarding",".8 Garden Suite",".9 Home Occupation – Level 1",".10 Home Occupation – Level 2",".11 Secondary Suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Floor Space Ratio 0.55 for a Single Detached Dwelling on PID 018-855-717 (Lot A Section 24 Township 13 NWD Plan LMP17942, 3183 Curlew Dr)"],"quotes":["a. PID: 018-855-717","Lot A Section 24 Township 13 NWD Plan LMP17942","Known civically as: 3183 Curlew Dr"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"495 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 585 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); panhandle lots not permitted","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 495 m2","b. Corner Lot – 585 m2","e. Panhandle Lot – Not permitted"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m (interior lot and interior through lot); 23.0 m (corner lot and corner through lot)","quotes":["a. Interior Lot – 20.0 m","b. Corner Lot – 23.0 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for all buildings and structures, except 50% for Townhouse (impermeable surfaces: 60%, except 75% for Townhouse)","quotes":["a. 40%, except 50% for Townhouse","b. 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 both 1,120 m² or greater and 35 m wide or greater. Floor space ratio: 0.5 for Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex (excluding Garden Suite or Coach House); 1.5 for Townhouse","quotes":["a. Three Dwelling Units on Lots 280 m2 or","c. Notwithstanding subsection (b) above,","Units on Lots that are both 1,120 m2 in","0.5, excluding the floor area of a Garden","b. Townhouse - 1.5"]},"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. Townhouse – 11.0 m or three Storeys,","whichever is less, except 9.5 m or three","9.5 m or three Storeys, whichever is less"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Garden Suite 4.5 m or one Storey, whichever is less; other accessory buildings or structures 4.5 m","quotes":["c. Garden Suite – 4.5 m or one Storey,","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":"Single Detached Dwelling or Duplex 6.0 m; Townhouse 4.5 m, except 7.5 m where the rear lot line is shared with a lot zoned SSMUH 3 or SSMUH 4","quotes":["6.0 m","b. Townhouse - 4.5 m, except 7.5 m where","zoned SSMUH 3 or SSMUH 4"]},"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","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"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Front 6.0 m; exterior side no less than the principal building's actual setback; rear: Garden Suite 1.5 m, other 1.0 m; interior side: Garden Suite 1.2 m, other 1.0 m","quotes":["b. Accessory Building or Structure – 6.0 m","b. Accessory Building or Structure – no less","c. Garden Suite – 1.5 m","d. Accessory Building or Structure – 1.0 m","c. Garden Suite – 1.2 m"]},"other":{"value":["Townhouse only on a lot abutting an Arterial or Collector Road where the road width meets the Development Bylaw requirement","Lots with five or more dwelling 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)","Driveway maximum 6.0 m wide (11.0 m for lots with 3 or 4 dwelling units)"],"quotes":[".5 Townhouse shall only be permitted on a Lot abutting an Arterial Road or a",".6 A common outdoor amenity area of at least 3.0 m2 per Dwelling Unit shall be","Dwelling Units, in which case the maximum width is 11.0 m.","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","100 m2, whichever is less;"]}},"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/2014b2400358#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/th2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/th2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/th2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/index.json"}}