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title: "R1-A zone in Chilliwack: Urban Residential"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: R1-A
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/r1-a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r1-a.json"
---

# R1-A zone in Chilliwack: Urban Residential

Main uses: Manufactured Home, Multi-Section, Single Detached Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Manufactured Home, Multi-Section; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Boarding; Off-Street Parking; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 500 m² (community water and community sanitary sewer systems); 0.2 ha (community water system); 1 ha (all other uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (with community water and sanitary sewer systems); 20 m (with community water system); minimum lot depth 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25% for all buildings and structures where on a septic tank system; detached urban ancillary uses or detached accessory dwelling unit total 60 m² (lot under 1000 m²), 75 m² (1000 to 1500 m²), 100 m² (1500 to 2000 m²), 125 m² (2000 to 2500 m²), 150 m² (2500 m² or greater)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.6; 1 structure for principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (residential use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6.5 m (accessory dwelling unit; 7.5 m for a detached accessory dwelling unit on former R1-C Zone properties); urban ancillary uses 4 m (lot under 1000 m²) or 6 m (lot 1000 m² or greater)
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (community water and sanitary sewer systems); 10.5 m (community water system only)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Detached accessory dwelling unit: front 6 m, rear 3 m, interior side 3 m, exterior side 4.5 m (only 1 m rear or side next to a rear lane; 1.2 m interior side and rear on former R1-C Zone properties); urban ancillary uses: front 6 m, rear 1 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** A structure with a principal residential use must be at least 6 m wide overall, excluding additions and projections; Accessory dwelling units are limited to secondary suite, coach house or garden suite; in the Yarrow Neighbourhood they also need a satisfactory independent hydrogeological assessment; In the Yarrow Neighbourhood, total residential gross floor area is limited to 350 m² (lot under 0.5 ha), 465 m² (0.5 ha) or 580 m² (0.7 ha); The urban ancillary lot coverage limit does not apply to a detached accessory dwelling unit on a lot where small-scale, multi-unit housing is permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 8.01](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=113) (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/r1-a/_