---
title: "R8 zone in Chilliwack: Supportive Housing"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: R8
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/r8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/r8.json"
---

# R8 zone in Chilliwack: Supportive Housing

Main uses: General Commercial, Sleeping Unit, School, Supportive Housing.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** General Commercial; Sleeping Unit; School; Supportive Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Parking
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Maximum building height may be 25 m at PID 030-119-383, Parcel A (Consolidation of Lots 9 and 10, see CA5931570) Block 20 Division E New Westminster District Plan 1737
- **Minimum lot area:** 450 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (minimum lot depth 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (all uses)
- **Maximum density:** 250 dwelling units per ha (supportive housing); sleeping units: no limit
- **Maximum height:** 15 m (all uses; see site-specific for 25 m)
- **Front setback:** 2 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** General commercial uses are limited to medical clinic, child care facility and offices, and are also permitted ancillary to a supportive housing use; Off-street parking is not required for apartment, sleeping unit or supportive housing uses (excluding general commercial, school and visitor parking); An accessory dwelling unit must be in the same building as the principal use and above or behind it; A common amenity area of at least 150 m² (minimum dimension 6 m) is required for apartment uses with 5 or more units

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 8.14](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=144) (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/r8/_