---
title: "CSM zone in Chilliwack: Service Commercial Industrial"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: CSM
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/csm/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/csm.json"
---

# CSM zone in Chilliwack: Service Commercial Industrial

Main uses: Child Care Facility, Cultural Facility, Food Processing, General Commercial, Indoor Recreation, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Child Care Facility; Cultural Facility; Food Processing; General Commercial; Indoor Recreation; Light Manufacturing; Religious Assembly; School; Service Industrial; Specialized Craft Manufacturing; Vehicle Oriented Commercial; Warehousing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Parking; Off-Street Loading; Open Storage
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Community gaming facility only at PID 002-591-651, Lot 27 District Lot 340 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan 55390
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.2ha
- **Minimum lot width:** 25m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.6
- **Maximum height:** 12m
- **Front setback:** 3m (all other uses); 10m (service station and accessory dwelling unit); 6m (gasoline pump island); 2.5m (canopy)
- **Rear setback:** 0m (all other uses and service station); 6m (accessory dwelling unit and gasoline pump island); 2.5m (canopy)
- **Interior side setback:** 0m (all other uses and service station); 1.5m (accessory dwelling unit); 6m (gasoline pump island); 2.5m (canopy)
- **Street side setback:** 3m (all other uses); 6m (service station, accessory dwelling unit, gasoline pump island); 2.5m (canopy)
- **Other rules:** Where the zone adjoins a residential zone, a 6m setback from the common lot line is required for all buildings and structures; Motor vehicle dismantling must be fully enclosed in a building with no open storage of dismantled vehicles or parts; Materials in open storage must not exceed the height of the screening; General commercial excludes amusement centre, shopping centre, theatre, and certain adult entertainment, pawnbroker, pay day loan and vape store locations

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 9.12](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=177) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Chilliwack: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/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/chilliwack/zoning/csm/_