---
title: "R5 zone in Chilliwack: Low Rise Apartment"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: R5
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/r5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r5.json"
---

# R5 zone in Chilliwack: Low Rise Apartment

Main uses: Apartment, Assisted Living Residence, Boarding House, Independent Living Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Apartment; Assisted Living Residence; Boarding House; Independent Living Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Parking; Off-Street Parking Structure; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 1000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m (minimum lot depth 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Residential use including associated off-street parking structure: no limit; urban ancillary uses 15%
- **Maximum density:** 155 dwelling units per ha (apartment); 225 per ha (apartment including small unit apartments, independent living housing or assisted living residence); 400 per ha (apartment with density benefits)
- **Maximum height:** 17.5 m (residential use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m (urban ancillary uses on a lot under 1000 m²); 6 m (lot 1000 m² or greater)
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Urban ancillary uses: front 6 m, rear 1 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 4.5 m; off-street parking structure entirely below grade: front 1 m, rear 0 m, interior side 0 m, exterior side 1 m
- **Other rules:** At least 50% of new apartment units must be built to the Adaptable Housing Standards of the BC Building Code; Where there is more than one residential structure on a lot or strata, each storey must be separated from the matching storey of the next structure by the applicable setback multiplied by 1.5 (1st storey), 1.75 (2nd) or 2 (3rd); A storage locker is required for each dwelling unit within an apartment; at least 20% of residential building space for independent living housing and assisted living residences must be common facility and indoor amenity space; A structure with a principal residential use must be at least 6 m wide overall, excluding additions and projections

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 8.11](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=136) (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/r5/_