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title: "SCR zone in Chilliwack: Suburban Clustered Residential"
place: Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/chilliwack
zone: SCR
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/scr/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/chilliwack/zoning/scr.json"
---

# SCR zone in Chilliwack: Suburban Clustered Residential

Main uses: Duplex, Manufactured Home, Single Detached Dwelling, Townhouse.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Duplex; Manufactured Home; Single Detached Dwelling; Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 650 m² (single detached dwelling or manufactured home); 1 ha (all other uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** 17.5 m (minimum lot depth 30.0 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Urban ancillary uses: 60 m² per dwelling unit
- **Maximum density:** 12 dwelling units per ha
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (residential use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (urban ancillary uses)
- **Front setback:** 6 m (duplex, manufactured home, single detached dwelling, townhouse)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (duplex, manufactured home, single detached dwelling); 6 m (townhouse)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m (duplex, manufactured home, single detached dwelling); 3 m (townhouse)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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; Where more than one residential structure is on a lot or in a strata development, each structure needs a siting area equal to its lot coverage plus its setbacks; A storage locker is required for each dwelling unit within a townhouse; An accessory dwelling unit is limited to a secondary suite

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw 2020, No. 5000 (City's consolidated copy, includes amendments through Bylaw 2026, No. 5592, October 20, 2026), s. 7.06](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=104) (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

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