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title: "TH2 zone in Abbotsford: Townhouse 2 Zone"
place: Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/abbotsford
zone: TH2
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/th2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/abbotsford/zoning/th2.json"
---

# TH2 zone in Abbotsford: Townhouse 2 Zone

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** Boarding House; Duplex; Residential Care; Single Detached Dwelling; Townhouse (on lots 1,120 m² in size and 35 m in width, or greater)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental Accommodation; Boarding; Garden Suite; Home Occupation – Level 1; Home Occupation – Level 2; Secondary Suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 495 m² (interior lot and interior through lot); 585 m² (corner lot and corner through lot); panhandle lots not permitted
- **Minimum lot width:** 20.0 m (interior lot and interior through lot); 23.0 m (corner lot and corner through lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% for all buildings and structures, except 50% for Townhouse (impermeable surfaces: 60%, except 75% for Townhouse)
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Garden Suite 4.5 m or one Storey, whichever is less; 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:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **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 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
- **Other rules:** 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)

## Source

- [Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), City's online consolidation, s. 358](https://laws.abbotsford.ca/civix/document/id/coa/coabylaws/2014b2400358#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/th2/_