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

# SR zone in Chilliwack: Suburban Residential

Main uses: Manufactured Home, Single Detached Dwelling.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Manufactured Home; Single Detached Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Accessory Home Occupation; Boarding; Supportive Recovery Home; Urban Ancillary Uses
- **Minimum lot area:** 650 m² (community water system and community sanitary sewer system); 0.2 ha (community water system); 1 ha (all other uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 m (with community water system; minimum depth 50 m); 17.5 m (with community water and sanitary sewer systems; minimum depth 30 m)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Urban ancillary uses: 60 m²
- **Maximum density:** 1 structure for principal residential use per lot
- **Maximum height:** 10 m (residential use)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m (urban ancillary uses on a lot under 1000 m²); 6 m (urban ancillary uses on a lot of 1000 m² or greater)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 12 m (community water system); 8.5 m (community water and sanitary sewer systems)
- **Interior side setback:** 2 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Urban ancillary uses: front 7.5 m, rear 1 m, interior side 1 m, exterior side 6 m
- **Other rules:** A structure with a principal residential use must be at least 6 m wide overall, excluding additions and projections; 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. 7.05](https://www.chilliwack.com/main/attachments/attachView.cfm?attachID=6624#page=102) (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/sr/_