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SSMUH 1 zone in Abbotsford
Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing One Zone. Small-scale residential development on urban lots designated SSMUH 1 in the OCP (s.351 intent).
The rules
| Name | Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing One Zone |
|---|---|
| Homes allowed | 3 on lots <=280 m2, 4 on lots >280 m2 (s.351.3.1); forms: single detached (up to 2 per lot), duplex, townhouse (3-4 units), plus garden suite or coach house and secondary suites |
| Floor space ratio | 1.2 |
| Floor space notes | Max FSR by form (s.351.3.2): one single detached 0.5 (excl. garden suite/coach house); duplex or two single detached 0.65 (incl. garden suite/coach house); townhouse 3 units 0.9; townhouse 4 units 1.2. Value shown is the maximum-unit form (4-unit townhouse). Floor area more than 4.3 m floor-to-ceiling counts twice (s.351.6.3). Bylaw 3691-2025 also exempts common areas and up to 30 m2 of attached garage from floor area (s.120 definitions). |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft) · 3 storeys |
| Height notes | s.351.3.10: townhouse 11.0 m or 3 storeys (9.5 m where within 15.0 m of rear lot line or behind another building); single detached/duplex 9.5 m or 3 storeys; garden suite 4.5 m/1 storey; accessory building with coach house 7.5 m/2 storeys; other accessory 4.5 m. Basement max 1.4 m above average finished grade (s.351.3.11). Value shown is the townhouse (maximum-unit) form. |
| Lot coverage | 50% |
| Coverage notes | s.351.3.8: buildings and structures 40%, or 50% for townhouse; s.351.3.9: impermeable surfaces 60%, or 75% for townhouse. Value shown is the townhouse form. |
| Setbacks | front 3 m (10 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft), rear 4.5 m (15 ft), flank 3 m (10 ft) |
| Setback notes | s.351.3.3-.6 principal building: front 3.0 m (6.0 m where a garage faces the lot line); rear 4.5 m (3.0 m, or 6.0 m where garage faces it, if adjacent to a lane); interior side 1.2 m (4.5 m where a dwelling unit faces the side lot line); exterior side 3.0 m (6.0 m for a facing garage). Garden suite / coach house building: rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.2 m. Separation (s.351.3.7): front-to-front and rear-to-rear residential buildings 2.4 m; front-to-rear 6.0 m; others 1.5 m. Duplex on an interior side lot line may be 0.0 m (s.351.6.10). |
| Bylaw sections | Bylaw 3691-2025 Sch.1 (s.351.1-351.6); s.140.2.12 |
What you can use it for
Single detached dwelling (up to 2 per lot, side-by-side if lot width >=20 m)DuplexTownhouseBoarding houseResidential careSecondary suiteGarden suite (max lesser of 15% of lot area or 100 m2)Coach house (lane lots only; max lesser of garage floor area, 15% of lot area orShort-term rental accommodationBoardingHome occupation levels 1 and 2
What BC law allows on these lots
- 4 homes (lots over 280 m²)3,156 lots
- 3 homes (lots up to 280 m²)50 lots
Our estimate per lot under BC's Bills 44 and 47, from lot size, transit distance and the urban boundary.
Example lots in SSMUH 1
No addressed lots in this zone on the map.
Other zones in Abbotsford
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Read from Abbotsford Zoning Bylaw, 2014 (Bylaw No. 2400-2014), as amended by Bylaw No. 3691-2025 (Zoning Bylaw Amendment - Regulations and Zones, adopted with the Abbotsforward 2050 OCP on 2025-12-16). The online consolidation at laws.abbotsford.ca shows section pages last modified 2025-07-15 and does not yet include Bylaw 3691-2025. ↗, checked 2026-10-23. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Abbotsford before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 26, 2026.