---
title: "RC zone in Chilliwack: Commercial Conversion"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: RC
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/rc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/rc.json"
---

# RC zone in Chilliwack: Commercial Conversion

Main uses: General Commercial, Single Detached Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** General Commercial; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Home Occupation; Off-Street Parking; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 450m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15m (minimum lot depth 30m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for all buildings and structures; urban ancillary uses 60m²
- **Maximum density:** N/A
- **Maximum height:** 10m (all buildings and structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6m (urban ancillary uses)
- **Front setback:** 6m
- **Rear setback:** 6m (general commercial); 7.5m (single detached dwelling)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** urban ancillary uses: front 6m, rear 1m, interior side 1m, exterior side 4.5m
- **Other rules:** General commercial is allowed only by converting an existing structure, with additions of no more than 25% of gross floor area existing as of January 1, 2022; General commercial limited to medical clinic, personal service, business service, child care facility; Any new construction must be a single detached dwelling or urban ancillary structures; Principal residential structure must be at least 6m wide

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 8.17](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=151) (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/rc/_