Abbotsford Zoning Districts
Compare 46 covered residential and agricultural zoning districts in Abbotsford, BC: unit limits, height, setbacks and permitted uses, sourced from the official zoning bylaw (updated October 2026). Lot-specific conditions can change what you can build; check your address for the rules that apply.
Abbotsford zoning map: every lot coloured by how many units Bill 44 allows
Abbotsford zoning changes: key amendments, newest first
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Agricultural zones
- A1 - Agricultural One Zone
- A2 - Agricultural Two Zone
- A3 - Agricultural and Resource Processing Zone
- A4 - Agricultural and Produce Processing Zone
- A5 - Agricultural and Farm Industrial Zone
- A6 - Agricultural and Commercial Mushroom Composting Zone
Residential zones
- CR - Country Residential Zone
- RCH - Coach House Residential Zone
- RCS - Residential Corner Store
- RH1 - Manufactured Home Park Zone
- RHR - High Rise Apartment Zone
- RM16 - Low Density Townhouse Zone
- RM30 - Low Density Townhouse Zone
- RM45 - Medium Density Townhouse Zone
- RM60 - High Density Townhouse Zone
- RMC - City Centre Residential Zone
- RMF - Multi-Unit Residential Flex Zone
- RMG - Multifamily Ground Oriented Zone
- RML - Low Rise Apartment Zone
- RMM - Mid Rise Apartment Zone
- RMM-R - Mid Rise Apartment Zone - Rental
- RMR - Rowhouse Residential Zone
- RMU - Mixed Use Apartment Zone
- RMX - Multiplex Residential Zone
- RR - Rural Residential Zone
- RS1 - Urban Estate Residential Zone
- RS3 - Urban Residential Zone
- RS3-i - Urban Residential Zone, Infill
- RS4 - Duplex Residential Zone
- RS4-i - Duplex Residential Zone, Infill
- RS5 - Residential Zone
- RS5-A - Residential Zone
- RS6 - Compact Lot Residential Zone
- RS6-C - Compact Lot Coach House Residential Zone
- RS7 - Infill Residential Zone
- RSH - Urban Residential Hybrid Zone
- RSMH - Infill Manufactured Home Zone
- SR - Suburban Residential Zone
- SRH - Suburban Residential Hobby Farm Zone
- SSMUH 2-g - Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing 2 - Greenfield Zone
- SSMUH1 - Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing One Zone
- SSMUH2 - Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Two Zone
- SSMUH3 - Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Three Zone
- SSMUH4 - Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing Four Zone
- TH1 - Townhouse 1 Zone
- TH2 - Townhouse 2 Zone
About Abbotsford zoning
In Abbotsford, zoning is set by the Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014, Bylaw No. 2400-2014. This page covers 46 of its zones (40 residential and 6 agricultural), each with the unit limits, height, setbacks and permitted uses the bylaw sets for it.
Abbotsford states its small-scale entitlement once, centrally, in Section 140 of the Zoning Bylaw. Read your zone section on its own and you will get the wrong number. How many units can you build in Abbotsford?
Small-scale multi-unit housing applies in these Abbotsford zones: SSMUH1, SSMUH2, SSMUH 2-g, SSMUH3, SSMUH4, TH1 and TH2. Check an address for the count on a specific lot.
Latest change we track: Abbotsforward 2050 updates zoning regulations and map (December 16, 2025). All Abbotsford zoning changes
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