Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2016 (No. 2600-2016)
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CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
CONSOLIDATED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2016
Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 1
AMENDMENTS
No.
Date Adopted
Description
2721-2018
2018 03 19
Text and map amendments to complete
several housekeeping updates to land use
designations,
density
provisions,
and
development permit guidelines.
2812-2018
2018 05 28
Text amendment to create a new Part IV,
Chapter 3, Neighbourhood Plan; deletes
and replaces Map 1, Urban Land Use and
Map 2, Rural Land Use; deletes, replaces
and renames Map 3, Neighbourhood Plan
Areas to Map 3, Neighbourhood Plans; and
corresponding updates to the Table of
Contents and Photo credits.
2806-2018
2018 07 23
Text amendment to add a new Policy 6.9,
Legal
Non-Conforming
Uses
in
the
Agricultural Land Use Designation, to
Part III, Policies, Chapter 6, Enhance
Agricultural Integrity.
2860-2018
2018 08 27
Text amendment to Part 2: Land Use,
Chapter 2, Land Use Plans, Table II.1: Land
Use Designations, Open Space by deleting
and replacing the "Open Space" row.
2909-2019
2018 03 25
Text amendment to Schedule "B", UDistrict
Neighbourhood Plan, Part 2.2, Land Use
Designations, Residential; Part 2.2, Land
Use Designations, Supporting Lands; and
map amendment to Figure 15 - Land Use
Map
2913-2019
2019 04 15
Text amendment to Part IV, Make The Plan
Work, Chapter 3, Neighbourhood Plans,
deletes and replaces Map 2, Rural Land
Use,
deletes
and
replaces
Map
3,
Neighbourhood Plan Areas, and deletes
and replaces Part III, Policies, Chapter 1,
Create a City Centre
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
CONSOLIDATED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2016
Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 2
2920-2019
2019 04 15
Text amendment to Part IV, Make The Plan
Work, Chapter 3, Neighbourhood Plans,
deletes and replaces Map 2, Rural Land
Use,
deletes
and
replaces
Map
3,
Neighbourhood Plan Areas, and deletes
Part III, Policies, Chapter 2, Establish
Distinct and Complete Neighbourhoods,
Historic Downtown
2923-2019
2019 07 22
Text amendment to delete "primarily ground
oriented
single
detached
and
duplex
buildings" in Urban Structure: Infill Areas" in
Part II, Land Use, Chapter 1, Urban
Structure + Growth Plan and substituting
"ground oriented single detached and
duplex buildings." Deleting and replacing
sections from Part II Land Use Plan,
Chapter 2.
3195-2021
2021 12 20
Text amendment to Part II, Land Use,
Chapter 2, Land Use Plan, Table II.1 Land
Use Designations, Regional Commercial,
Density (min and max).
3126-2021
2022 03 07
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating a
portion of lands.
3247-2022
2022 08 29
Various amendments related to AgRefresh,
to Parts II, III, V, and VII.
3264-2022
2022 12 05
Amendment to Schedule C, City Centre
Neighbourhood Plan, Map 3, Parcel Map,
and Map 4, Commercial Street Map, by
re-designating a portion of lands.
3177-2021
2023 03 06
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating a
portion of lands.
3282-2022
2023 06 12
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating a
portion of lands.
3301-2022
2023 06 26
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3400-2023
2023 06 26
Text amendment to add a new Schedule E,
McKee Neighbourhood Plan, and various
related amendments to Parts II, IV, and VII.
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
CONSOLIDATED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2016
Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 3
3424-2023
2023 09 11
Text amendments to Schedule C, City
Centre Neighbourhood Plan" to repeal and
replace various rows in the Land Use
Designations Table in Part 2; to add a new
section, "Bonus Density", after the "Density
and Development Calculations" section in
Part 2; and to repeal Policy 3.3, "Bonus
Density / Community Amenity in Part 3.
3414-2023
2024 04 09
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 15, Soil
Removal Eligible Areas, by re-designating 5
properties.
3232-2022
2024 06 18
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3518-2024
2025 04 08
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3540-2024
2025 07 15
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3645-2025
2025 07 22
Text amendment to Part II, Land Use,
Chapter 2, Land Use Plan, Table 8, adding
a line to Institutional Use.
3528-2024
2025 07 29
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating a
portion of lands.
3512-2024
2025 12 09
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3514-2024
2025 12 09
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3550-2024
2025 12 09
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3606-2025
2025 12 09
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3608-2025
2025 12 09
Amendment to Part VII, Maps, Map 1,
Urban Land Use, by re-designating lands.
3690-2025
2025 12 16
Various
amendments
related
to
Abbotsforward 2050, to Schedules A, B, C,
D and E.
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2016
Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 4
The Council of the City of Abbotsford, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS
FOLLOWS:
1.
CITATION
Bylaw No. 2600-2016 may be cited as "Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2016".
2.
ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN
The schedule attached to and forming part of this Bylaw (Schedule "A"), including
explanatory text and maps, is adopted as the City of Abbotsford Official
Community Plan.
3.
INTERPRETATION
(a)
Except as otherwise defined in this Bylaw, words or phrases herein will be
construed in accordance with their meanings under the Community
Charter, Local Government Act, and Interpretation Act, as the context and
circumstances may require.
(b)
A reference to a statute refers to a statute of the Province of British
Columbia, and a reference to any statute, regulation or bylaw refers to
that enactment, as amended or replaced from time to time.
(c)
Words in the singular include the plural and gender specific terms include
both genders and corporations.
(d)
Headings in this Bylaw are for convenience only and must not be
construed as defining, or in any way limiting the scope or intent of this
Bylaw.
(e)
If any part of this Bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the invalid part is severed and the remainder continues to be
valid.
4.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This Bylaw comes into force:
(a) with respect to the lands described below, on the date that is 12 months
following the date of adoption of the bylaw:
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2016
Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 5
File No. R10-007
P.I.D.: 013-355-287
North West Quarter Section 24 Township 16 New Westminster District
Located at 35220 Cassiar Avenue
And
File No. R10-007
P.I.D.: 013-355-171
North East Quarter Section 24 Township 16 New Westminster District
Except: Part Dedicated Road on Plan BCP43892
Located at 3001 Whatcom Road
And
File No. R10-007
P.I.D.: 013-426-265
Parcel C (Explanatory Plan 16597) West Half Section 19 Township 19
Except: Firstly: Part Subdivided by Plan LMP17887 and Secondly: Part
Subdivided by Plan LMP20126, New Westminster District
Located at 36218 Sandringham Drive
And
File No. R10-015
P.I.D.: 001-172-301
Legal Subdivision 15 Section 13 Township 16 Except: Part Subdivided by
Plan 63290; New Westminster District
Located at 35683 Marshall Road
And
File No. R10-015
P.I.D.: 015-930-467
Lot 1 Except: Part Subdivided by Plan BCP11024 Section 13 Township
16 New Westminster District Plan 85057
Located at 35600 block of Marshall Road
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN BYLAW, 2016
Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 6
And
File No. R10-015
P.I.D.: 025-666-134
Lot A Except: Part Subdivided by Plan BCP11024 Section 13 Township 16
NWD Plan BCP55448
Located at 35600 block of Canterbury Avenue
And
File No. R10-025
P.I.D.: 011-387-785
Lot 2 Section 23 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 9356
Except Plan BCP41737
Located at 2847 Mt. Lehman Road
And
File No. R10-025
P.I.D.: 000-614-131
Lot C Section 23 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 68031
Except Plan BCP41737
Located at 30310 Old Yale Road
And
File No. R11-015
P.I.D.: 009-203-567
Lot 1 Section 20 Township 13 NWD Plan 76436
Located at 2999 Lefeuvre Road
And
File No. R11-020
P.I.D.: 011-676-515
Lot A Section 16 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 78475
Located at 1919 Jackson Street (Lot A)
And
File No. R11-020
P.I.D.: 011-676-531
Lot B Section 16 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 78475
Located at 1919 Jackson Street (Lot B)
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 000-952-737
Lot 13 Section 2 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 32668
Located at 34588 3rd Avenue
And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 004-040-864
Lot 14 Section 2 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 32668
Located at 129 Sumas Way
And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 011-835-621
Lot 10 Block 22 Section 2 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan
526
Located at 34587 2nd Avenue
And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 002-422-531
Lot 8 Block 22 Section 2 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 526
Located at 34595 2nd Avenue
And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 011-835-613
Lot 7 Except Part in Plan LMP6283, Block 22 Section 2 Township 16 New
Westminster District Plan 526
Located at 34595 2nd Avenue
And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 011-835-630
Lot 11 Block 22 Section 2 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan
526
Located at 34583 2nd Avenue
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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Bylaw No. 2600-2016
Page 8
And
File No. R11-021
P.I.D.: 011-835-648
Lot 12 Except: Part on Explanatory Plan 91, Block 22 Section 2 Township
16 New Westminster District Plan 526
Located at 34583 2nd Avenue
And
File No. R11-030
P.I.D.: 017-011-141
Lot B Except Part in Plan BCP20117 Section 20 Township 13 New
Westminster District Plan 87858
Located at 2960 Bergman Street
And
File No. R11-072
P.I.D.: 006-226-124
Lot 22 Section 25 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 41534
Located at 3714 Mt. Lehman Road
And
File No. R11-073
P.I.D.: 009-639-900
Parcel A (Explanatory Plan 17402) Lot 3 Section 25 Township 16 New
Westminster District Plan 11997
Located at 35810 McKee Road
And
File No. R11-073
P.I.D.: 006-315-321
Lot 27 Section 25 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 48845
Except Plan BCP52011
Located at the 35800 block of McKee Road
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R12-004
P.I.D.: 007-691-025
Lot 9 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 13573
Located at 2562 Auburn Street
And
File No. R12-004
P.I.D.: 009-834-630
Lot 10 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 13573
Located at 2550 Auburn Street
And
File No. R12-006
P.I.D.: 010-530-967
Parcel "C" (Explanatory Plan 10457) Lot 1 North East Quarter Section 23
Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 4301
Located at 30268 Old Yale Road
And
File No. R12-022
P.I.D.: 028-830-326
Lot A Section 21 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan EPP20099
Located at 2582 Bourquin Crescent E.
And
File No. R12-026
P.I.D.: 026-441-098
Parcel 1 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan
BCP19998
Located at 2564 James Street
And
File No. R12-026
P.I.D.: 001-723-260
Lot 96 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 32614
Located at 2574 James Street
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R12-028
P.I.D.: 001-747-461
Lot 2 Section 21 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 15374
Located at 2978 Lefeuvre Road
And
File No. R12-028
P.I.D.: 006-551-661
Lot 34 Section 21 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 42900
Located at 28060 Fraser Highway
And
File No. R12-029
P.I.D.: 009-907-726
Lot A Section 20 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 13947
Located at 27676 Fraser Highway
And
File No. R12-029
P.I.D.: 009-907-742
Lot B Section 20 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 13947
Located at 27726 Fraser Highway
And
File No. R12-029
P.I.D.: 014-535-254
Lot 2 Section 20 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 81800
Located at 27722 Fraser Highway
And
File No. R12-029
P.I.D.: 014-535-246
Lot 1 Section 20 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 81800
Located at Lot 1 Fraser Highway
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R12-032
P.I.D.: 000-965-171
Lot 8 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 19764
Located at 2633 James Street
And
File No. R12-032
P.I.D.: 005-290-511
Lot 7 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 19764
Located at 2639 James Street
And
File No. R12-032
P.I.D.: 010-580-344
Lot 6 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 19764
Located at 2647 James Street
And
File No. R12-032
P.I.D.: 010-580-310
Lot 5 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 19764
Located at 2653 James Street
And
File No. R12-034
P.I.D.: 004-552-954
Lot 1 Section 26 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 7647
Located at 3311 Mt. Lehman Road
And
File No. R13-003
P.I.D.: 014-535-262
Lot 3 Section 20 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 81800
Located at 2969 Bergman Street
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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Page 12
And
File No. R13-018
P.I.D.: 000-878-677
Lot 19, Except, Firstly: Part Road on Plan 68733, Secondly: Part on Plan
BCP15522 Section 34 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 41857
Located at 2860 Livingstone Avenue
And
File No. R13-019
P.I.D.: 026-575-736
Lot 2 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan BCP22098
Located at 32074 Hillcrest Avenue
And
File No. R13-019
P.I.D.: 026-575-744
Lot 3 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan BCP22098
Located at 32084 Hillcrest Avenue
And
File No. R13-019
P.I.D.: 026-575-752
Lot 4 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan BCP22098
Located at 32094 Hillcrest Avenue
And
File No. R13-029
P.I.D.: 011-439-301
Lot 2 Except: Firstly; Parcel A (Reference Plan LMP15894) Secondly;
Part Dedicated Road on Plan LMP26976 Section 15 Township 16 New
Westminster District Plan 9929
Located at 1925 Riverside Road
And
File No. R13-030
P.I.D.: 023-657-511
Lot B Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan LMP31504
Located at 32137 Mt. Waddington Avenue
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R13-030
P.I.D.: 006-589-596
Lot 85 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 31311
Located at 32147 Mt. Waddington Avenue
And
File No. R13-030
P.I.D.: 006-600-824
Lot 79 Section 20 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 31170
Located at 32157 Mt. Waddington Avenue
And
File No. R14-002
P.I.D.: 013-333-046
Parcel "D" (Explanatory Plan 14462) North West Quarter Section 13
Township 13 Except the East 60 Feet (Explanatory Plan 1463)
Located at 2160 Mt. Lehman Road
And
File No. R14-002
P.I.D.: 002-382-563
Parcel "E" (Explanatory Plan 14464) of the North West Quarter Section 13
Township 13 Except: Part Subdivided by Plan 47261
Located at 2280 Mt. Lehman Road
And
File No. R14-018
P.I.D.: 001-658-557
Lot 3 Section 19 Township 16 NWD Plan 17779
Located at 2693 Braeside Street
And
File No. R14-020
P.I.D.: 026-089-912
Lot 25 Section 30 Township 16 NWD Plan BCP14174
Located at 3496 Thurston Place
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R15-002
P.I.D.: 026-999-552
Lot A Section 16 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan BCP28883
Located at 33553 Marshall Road
And
File No. R15-004
P.I.D.: 001-815-911
Lot 128 Section 17 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 32820
Located at 2376 Beaver Street
And
File No. R15-007
P.I.D.: 009-196-340
Lot 33 District Lot 355 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan 29975
Located at 34740 Hamon Drive
And
File No. R15-008
P.I.D.: 028-709-551
Lot A Section 13, Township 13 New Westminster District Plan BCP49449
Except Plan EPP38553
Located at No Civic Address
And
File No. R15-008
P.I.D.: 003-984-788
Parcel "C" (Reference Plan 10823) Lot 6 Section 13 Township 13 New
Westminster District Plan 7508 Except Plan BCP46823
Located at No Civic Address
And
File No. R15-011
P.I.D.: 018-247-881
Lot 16 Section 23 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan LMP10418
Located at 2783 St. Moritz Way
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. R15-016
P.I.D.: 024-136-999
Lot A Section 13 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan LMP37877
Located at 30630 Simpson Road
And
File No. R15-017
P.I.D.: 004-963-474
Lot 362 Section 17 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 52225
Located at 32405 Marshall Road
And
File No. R15-019
P.I.D.: 007-107-862
Lot 267 Section 17 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 35017
Located at 32344 Peardonville Road
And
File No. R15-028
P.I.D.: 004-676-998
Lot 67 Section 18 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 27905
Located at 31861 Beech Avenue
And
File No. R15-032
P.I.D.: 002-403-757
Lot 75 Section 17 Township 16 New Westminster District Plan 60228
Located at 32392 Marshall Road
And
File No. R15-033
P.I.D.: 003-335-755
Lot 198 District Lot 48 Group 2 New Westminster District Plan 63583
Located at 33119 South Fraser Way
CITY OF ABBOTSFORD
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And
File No. ZB-013
P.I.D.: 011-337-401
Lot "B" Section 24 Township 13 New Westminster District Plan 8538
Located at 30941 Peardonville Road; and
(b)
with respect to the other land in the City, on the date of adoption.
5.
REPEAL
Bylaw Nos. 1483-2005, "Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2005"; and
0584, 2003, "Fraser Valley Regional District Official Community Plan for Electoral
Area "H", Sumas Mountain Bylaw No. 0584, 2003" and any and all amendments,
are hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST TIME this
9th day of
May, 2016
READ A SECOND TIME this
9th day of
May, 2016
PUBLIC HEARING HELD this
20th day of
June, 2016
READ A THIRD TIME this
27th day of
June, 2016
ADOPTED this
27th day of
June, 2016