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title: "RS-FHA zone in Chilliwack: Flood Hazard Area"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: RS-FHA
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/rs-fha/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/rs-fha.json"
---

# RS-FHA zone in Chilliwack: Flood Hazard Area

Main uses: General Agriculture, Manufactured Home, Single Section, Single Detached Dwelling, Supportive Recovery Home.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** General Agriculture; Manufactured Home, Single Section; Single Detached Dwelling; Supportive Recovery Home
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Cottage Industry; Farm Retail Sales; Rural Ancillary Uses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 10665 Young Road (PID 011-901-616): permanent single detached dwelling may be built if approved by the City Engineering Department; Area north and east of Shefford Slough, south of Cartmell Road and west of Young Road: permanent single detached dwelling may be built if approved by the City Engineering Department
- **Minimum lot area:** 8 ha (land excluded from the ALR or approved for subdivision within the ALR); 1 ha (created by boundary adjustment between adjoining lots)
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Residential use 150 m²; all other uses 5%
- **Maximum density:** 1 structure for principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** Residential use 10 m; Rural Ancillary Uses 6 m; Roadside Stands 5 m; animal enclosures and other agricultural buildings N/A
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (residential and other buildings); animal enclosure 7.5 m, or 15 m if over 100 m²; manure storage 30 m; roadside stands 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (residential and other buildings); animal enclosure 3 m if 10 m² or less, 7.5 m up to 100 m², 15 m if over 100 m²; manure storage 30 m; roadside stands 15 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (residential and other buildings); animal enclosure 3 m if 10 m² or less, 7.5 m up to 100 m², 15 m if over 100 m²; manure storage 30 m; roadside stands 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m (residential and other buildings); animal enclosure 7.5 m, or 15 m if over 100 m²; manure storage 30 m; roadside stands 6 m
- **Other rules:** Single-section manufactured home only allowed with City Engineering Department approval; Rural ancillary use is subject to City Engineering Department approval; Accessory dwelling unit limited to secondary suite

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 12.02](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=218) (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/rs-fha/_