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

# SHR zone in Chilliwack: Suburban Hillside Residential

Main uses: Single Detached Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 360 m² on slopes of 9% or less, rising 30 m² for each 1% of slope (690 m² at 20%) to 990 m² at 30% slope
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m (minimum lot depth 20 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (residential); urban ancillary uses 45 m² per dwelling unit (lot under 650 m²) or 60 m² per dwelling unit (lot over 650 m²)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.55; 1 structure for principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** 8.5 m (residential use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m (urban ancillary uses on lots over 1000 m²); 4 m (under 1000 m²)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (6 m minimum to garage doors)
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** Minimum of 10% of the lot width
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Urban ancillary uses: front 6 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Maximum slope of any lot created is 30%; Slope means the average natural (pre-development) slope of the lot, measured between lot line midpoints; 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. 7.07](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=106) (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/shr/_