# Gov Handbook: full text of all answers for Richmond --- title: "Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply" question: "Do I need a building permit, and how do I apply?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit.json" --- # Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply **Question:** Do I need a building permit, and how do I apply? **Short answer:** In Richmond you need a City building permit before you build, add to, alter or repair a building, finish a basement, move or demolish a building, or change how a building is used. Apply online through MyPermit, or in person at the Permits Counter in City Hall. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** A plan processing fee is paid when you apply and is credited to the permit fee. For one or two dwelling units it is $759 (see building-permit-fees). **How long:** The City's pages do not state how long permit review takes. Pay within 30 days after you are told the permit is ready. **Where:** - Online: MyPermit (needs a MyRichmond account), https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm - In person: Permits Counter, City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 - Phone: Building Approvals, 604-276-4118 - Email: Building Approvals, building@richmond.ca ## Key facts - **Needed for:** A building permit is needed before starting construction or changing a building's use or occupancy. This covers new buildings, additions, alterations, renovations and repairs, finishing a basement, moving or demolishing a building, pools over 15 m² and 1 m deep, retaining walls over 1 m, and wood-burning chimneys. Gas and plumbing work need their own permits. - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10572, July 8, 2024), s. 5.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "a building permit prior to commencement of construction, or prior to a change in the use, occupancy or both, of a building or structure" … "a gas permit prior to undertaking any gas work" … "a plumbing permit prior to undertaking any plumbing" - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, Permit Application FAQs](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "Construct a new building." … "Add to an existing building." … "Complete an unfinished area in an existing building; eg: basement, recreation room." … "Construct swimming pools with a surface area exceeding 15 square metres(161.5 square feet), and a depth exceeding 1 metre (3.28 feet)." … "Construct retaining walls greater than 1 metre (3.28 feet) in height." … "Install a chimney for a wood burning appliance." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Not needed for:** One storage building under 10 m² with no mechanical services (Bylaw 7230 s. 5.1.2). The City's guide also lists cupboards, painting, patios and decks under 600 mm above grade, sidewalks, driveways, roofing and exterior finish repair, and fences, but Bulletin Building-44 says a fence with concrete foundations needs a permit. Work must still meet the BC Building Code and Zoning Bylaw. - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10572, July 8, 2024), s. 5.1.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "of a single storage building or structure less than 10 square metres in area, in which there are no mechanical services" - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), s. 2(b) When are permits NOT required?](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "Permits are not required for minor modifications such as:" … "Landscaping, including patios and decks less than 600 mm (2.0 feet) above grade;" … "Sidewalks and driveways;" … "Roofing repair or replacement;" … "homeowners are responsible to ensure that the work conforms to the requirements of the BC Building Code and the Zoning Bylaw" … "Fences (fence height must comply with intersection sightline requirements and the Zoning Bylaw);" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to apply:** Apply online through MyPermit (in a MyRichmond account) for single-family, small-scale multi-unit housing and addition or alteration building permits. Not all permits are online; others are submitted in person (Permits Counter, City Hall) or by email. - Source: [MyPermit Application Portal, Available Applications on MyPermit](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm) - Official wording: "Building Permit, Single Family Dwelling" … "Building Permit, Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing" … "Building Permit, Addition/Alteration, Commercial, Office, Industrial, Residential" … "Not all permits are available online." … "Not all permits are available online. These applications must still be submitted outside of MyPermit in person or through email." - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, How do I apply for a Building Permit?](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "A complete application may be submitted at the Permits Counter in City Hall." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What to submit:** A completed permit application form, all required supporting documents and the plan processing fee. When the building inspector requires it, at least two complete sets of plans drawn to scale. Proof of ownership if the property was recently purchased. A geotechnical soils report where there is peat or fill. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, How do I apply for a Building Permit?](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "you must submit a completed permit application along with all required supporting documents and a plan processing fee" - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10572, July 8, 2024), s. 5.3.1(e)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "a minimum of two complete sets of plans, drawn to scale, and supporting documents" - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), s. 2(d)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "Proof of ownership is required if you have recently purchased the property" … "A Geotechnical Engineer is required to prepare a soils report" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Processing time:** Not confirmed. The published pages do not say how long a permit takes. - **Inspections:** Book inspections online (permit number and access code needed). A request made before 8:00 p.m. is scheduled for the next business day; a.m. or p.m. times cannot be guaranteed. The cut-off to cancel is 7:00 a.m. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, Online Inspections Scheduling & Permits Inquiries](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "Each inspection is scheduled for the next business day if scheduled prior to 8:00 p.m." … "The cut-off time to cancel an inspection is 7:00am." … "Inspections for Building, Demolition, Gas, Plumbing, Sprinkler, or Site Service can be requested online." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Building Approvals Department: building@richmond.ca or 604-276-4118, or visit the Permits Counter at City Hall. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, general inquiry](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "Contact the Building Approvals Department by emailing building@richmond.ca or visit the Permits Counter at City Hall." - Source: [Home Building and Renovations Guide](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/homeguide.htm) - Official wording: "via email at building@richmond.ca or by phone at 604-276-4118" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Building Regulation Bylaw No. 7230 - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10572, July 8, 2024), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "BUILDING REGULATION BYLAW BYLAW NO. 7230" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond's [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) requires a building permit before construction starts, or before the use or occupancy of a building changes. Gas and plumbing work need their own permits. Work must also meet the BC Building Code and the Zoning Bylaw. ## Steps 1. Check your zoning first: call the Zoning Inquiry Line at 604-276-4017 or use the Richmond Interactive Map. 2. Apply on MyPermit (in a MyRichmond account) for single-family, small-scale multi-unit housing, and addition or alteration permits. Other permits are not all online; they are submitted at the Permits Counter in City Hall or by email. 3. Submit the completed form, supporting documents and plan processing fee. 4. When the permit is ready, pay all balances at the Permits Counter in City Hall (credit card, debit or cheque), or online through MyPermit. 5. Book inspections online with your permit number and access code. A request made before 8:00 p.m. is scheduled for the next business day, but morning or afternoon times cannot be guaranteed. Cancel by 7:00 a.m. ## Good to know - A permit is needed to construct a new building, add to or alter one, finish a basement, move or demolish a building, build a pool over 15 m² and over 1 m deep, build a retaining wall over 1 m high, or install a wood-burning chimney. - The bylaw exempts one storage building under 10 m² with no mechanical services. The City's guide also lists cupboards, painting, patios and decks under 600 mm above grade, sidewalks, driveways, roofing and exterior finish repair, and fences. - Bulletin Building-44 says a fence with concrete foundations does need a permit. See the fence-rules answer, and ask Building Approvals before you build. - Cutting trees needs a separate City permit (see tree-removal). ## What you'll need - Completed permit application form and the plan processing fee - At least two complete sets of plans drawn to scale, when the building inspector requires them - Proof of ownership if the property was recently purchased - A geotechnical soils report where there is peat or fill ## Official forms and pages - [Home Building and Renovations Guide](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/homeguide.htm) - [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Richmond fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fence-rules.md) - [Richmond building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit-fees.md) - [Richmond tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Building permits in British Columbia: how to apply, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/building-permit.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/building-permit.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/building-permit.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/building-permit.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/building-permit.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/building-permit.md) ## Sources - [Building Approvals FAQs, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [MyPermit Application Portal, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Home Building and Renovations Guide, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/homeguide.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10572, July 8, 2024)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit/_ --- --- title: "Richmond fence rules: permits and height limits" question: "Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fence-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fence-rules.json" --- # Richmond fence rules: permits and height limits **Question:** Do I need a permit to build a fence, and how high can it be? **Short answer:** In Richmond a typical fence needs no building permit, but the City's Bulletin Building-44 says a fence with concrete foundations does. In residential zones the Zoning Bylaw allows up to 1.2 m in the front yard and 2.0 m elsewhere (2.4 m along a lot line next to a non-residential zone). **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** No fee if no permit is needed. If a building permit is required, see building-permit-fees. **Where:** - Phone: Building Approvals, 604-276-4118 - Email: Building Approvals, building@richmond.ca - Phone: Zoning Information, 604-276-4017 - Email: Zoning Information, zoning@richmond.ca ## Key facts - **Permit:** A building permit is not needed for a typical fence: the Building Regulation Bylaw leaves 'a fence' out of the definition of 'structure'. But City Bulletin Building-44 says a permit is required for a fence with concrete foundations. Fence height must meet the Zoning Bylaw. (Sources differ: Bylaw 7230 excludes a fence from 'structure', and the Homeowner Guide PC-32 (rev. March 2023) lists fences as permit-free. Bulletin Building-44 (rev. July 22, 2025) says a permit is required for fences with concrete foundations, citing Bylaw 7230 s. 16.1, and for signed and sealed drawings on peat soil. Ask Building Approvals (604-276-4118) before pouring footings. Retaining walls over 1 m need a permit.) - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, s. 16.1 definition of STRUCTURE](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "excludes landscaping, paving, a fence, or a retaining wall under 1.0 m in height." - Source: [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights, Application Requirements](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - Official wording: "A building permit is required for fence construction with concrete foundations" - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), s. 2(b)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "Fences (fence height must comply with intersection sightline requirements and the Zoning Bylaw);" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Height, front yard:** 1.2 m maximum for a fence in the front yard, or any part of a yard between the house and the front lot line, in residential zones. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening, s. 6.8.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) - Official wording: "a fence located in the front yard, or any part of a yard between the principal building and the front lot line, shall not exceed 1.2 m in" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Height, side and rear yards:** 2.0 m maximum in residential zones. Along a lot line that abuts a non-residential zone or a site-specific zone governing residential uses, the maximum is 2.4 m along that lot line only. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening, s. 6.8.1 and 6.8.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) - Official wording: "No fence constructed in residential zones and site specific zones that include residential uses shall exceed 2.0 m in height." … "a zone other than a residential zone" … "the maximum fence height shall be 2.4 m along that lot line only" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Corner lots and sightlines:** Bylaw 8500 s. 6.1.1: no fence, landscaping or screen may block the line of vision between 0.9 m and 3.0 m above the curb or road crown within the corner triangle bounded 7.5 m from where the property lines meet. City Bulletin Building-44 also says 1.2 m maximum in exterior side yards of corner lots; the bylaw text sets 1.2 m only in front of the principal building. (Sources differ: Bulletin Building-44 says 1.2 m is the maximum in the front yard or the exterior side yards of corner lots. Zoning Bylaw s. 6.8.1 (which governs) sets 1.2 m only for the front yard or any part of a yard between the principal building and the front lot line, and 2.0 m otherwise.) - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening, s. 6.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) - Official wording: "No fence, landscaping or screen shall be grown, placed or caused or allowed to be grown or placed so as to obstruct the line of vision at an intersection between the height of 0.9 m and 3.0 m" … "a line drawn to connect the property lines at a distance of 7.5 m from their point of intersection" - Source: [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights, Fence Height Requirements](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - Official wording: "A maximum fence height of 1.2 m is permitted for fences located in the front yard or the exterior side yards for corner lots." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other rules:** Height is measured from average finished grade 1.0 m out from both sides of the property line. Barbed, electrified and razor wire and barbed tape are banned in residential zones. Pool fences: at least 1.2 m high, no openings over 100 mm, self-closing latched gate. Retaining walls under 1.0 m are not 'structures'; over 1 m need a building permit. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening, s. 6.8.3 and 6.8.5](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) - Official wording: "Fence height shall be measured at the average finished site grade measured at a point 1.0 m from both sides of the property line to the top of the fence." … "The use of barbed wire, electrified wire, razor wire and barbed tape obstacles as fencing material is prohibited" - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, s. 9.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "has a minimum height of 1.2 metres" … "has no openings greater than 100 millimetres at their least dimension" … "excludes landscaping, paving, a fence, or a retaining wall under 1.0 m in height." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Section 6 (Landscaping and Screening), ss. 6.1 and 6.8 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) - Official wording: "Fence Limitations in Residential Zones" … "Visibility Clearance at Intersections" - Source: [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - Official wording: "Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond's [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) leaves "a fence" out of the definition of a structure, and the City's homeowner guide lists fences as work that needs no permit. Fence height and placement are set by [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf), Section 6. ## Steps 1. Find your lot lines and zone (see property-lines and the Richmond Interactive Map). 2. Keep the fence within the height limits below. Height is measured from the average finished grade 1.0 m out from both sides of the property line. 3. If the fence will have concrete foundations, call Building Approvals (604-276-4118) before pouring footings to ask whether you need a permit. 4. If your lot is on a corner or next to a non-residential zone, check with Zoning (604-276-4017) before you build. ## Good to know - Front yard, or any part of a yard between the house and the front lot line, in residential zones: 1.2 m maximum. - Elsewhere in residential zones: 2.0 m maximum. Along a lot line that abuts a non-residential zone or a site-specific zone governing residential uses: 2.4 m along that lot line only. Agricultural zones have different limits, and a zone's own fence rules win over these. - Corner lots: no fence, landscaping or screen may block the line of vision between 0.9 m and 3.0 m above the road within the corner triangle 7.5 m from where the property lines meet. Bulletin Building-44 says 1.2 m also applies in exterior side yards; the bylaw does not say this, so confirm with the City. - Bulletin Building-44 says a fence with concrete foundations needs a permit, which differs from the bylaw and the homeowner guide. - Barbed, electrified and razor wire and barbed tape are banned in residential zones. - Pool fences must be at least 1.2 m high with no openings over 100 mm and a self-closing, latched gate. - Retaining walls under 1.0 m are not structures. Over 1 m, they need a building permit. ## Official forms and pages - [Bulletin Building-44, Residential Zones - Fence Heights (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit.md) - [Richmond permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Richmond tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fence height limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fence-rules.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/fence-rules.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/fence-rules.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/fence-rules.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/fence-rules.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/fence-rules.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/fence-rules.md) ## Sources - [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 6 Landscaping and Screening (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/LandscapingScreening24225.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fence-rules/_ --- --- title: Richmond permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages question: "Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/deck-shed-garage-permit/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/deck-shed-garage-permit.json" --- # Richmond permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages **Question:** Do I need a permit for a deck, shed, carport, or garage? **Short answer:** In Richmond a garage or carport needs a building permit. A deck needs one if it is more than 600 mm (2 ft) above ground. One storage shed under 10 m² with no mechanical services does not, but it must still follow the Zoning Bylaw. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Fees are based on construction value, and for a house lot the City deems it by floor area per m²: detached garage $742, deck $613 (see building-permit-fees). **Where:** - Online: MyPermit, https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm - Phone: Building Approvals, 604-276-4118 - Email: Building Approvals, building@richmond.ca - Phone: Zoning Information, 604-276-4017 ## Key facts - **Sheds:** One accessory building (a single storage building) under 10 m² with no mechanical services does not need a building permit, but its location must still meet the Zoning Bylaw. Any other new accessory building needs a permit. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, Do I need a Permit for a deck or garden shed?](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "One accessory building with a floor area less than 10 square metres (107.6 square feet) does not require a permit, unless it contains operating mechanical equipment." … "However, the location must conform to the Zoning Bylaw." - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, s. 5.1.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "of a single storage building or structure less than 10 square metres in area, in which there are no mechanical services" - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), s. 2(a)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "Construct a new accessory building." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Decks:** A deck less than 600 mm (2 feet) above grade needs no permit. A deck more than 600 mm above grade needs a building permit: the City's homeowner guide lists the drawings required for 'Decks More than 600 mm Above Grade', and the fee schedule has a rate for decks. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, Do I need a Permit for a deck or garden shed?](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "patios and decks less than 600 mm (2.0 feet) above grade" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "(iv) decks or porches $613.00 $926.00 per m²" - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), Building Permit Application Guidelines](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "Decks More than 600 mm Above Grade" … "Landscaping, including patios and decks less than 600 mm (2.0 feet) above grade;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Garages and carports:** Yes. A new garage or carport is a new accessory building, which needs a building permit; the only exemption is one storage building under 10 m² with no mechanical services. The fee schedule has a rate for a detached garage. - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), s. 2(a) and title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "Construct a new accessory building." … "carport, garage, sundeck or other work" - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, s. 5.1.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "of a single storage building or structure less than 10 square metres in area, in which there are no mechanical services" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "(iii) detached garage $742.00 $1,120.00 per m²" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning limits:** Unless a zone says otherwise: detached accessory buildings in residential zones may be 4.0 m high (pitched roof) or 3.0 m (flat) if over 10 m², or 3.0 m and 2.5 m if under 10 m². In single detached zones, up to 70 m² in the rear yard, covering at most 40% of it, over 20 m from the front lot line, and 1.2 m or 2.4 m (longer wall) from rear and side lot lines. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 4 General Development Regulations, s. 4.14.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/DevRegs24223.pdf) - Official wording: "the maximum height for detached accessory buildings less than 10 m2 is 3.0 m" … "the maximum height for detached accessory buildings greater than 10 m2 is 4.0 m" … "and 2.5 m for a detached accessory building with a flat roof" … "minimum setback from the rear lot line, and side lot line, not abutting a public road is 1.2 m" … "the minimum setback from the rear lot line, and side lot line, not abutting a public road is 2.4 m." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 4 General Development Regulations, s. 4.7.7](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/DevRegs24223.pdf) - Official wording: "detached accessory buildings up to 70.0 m2 may be located within the rear yard" … "cover no more than 40% of the rear yard" … "the setback from the front lot line is greater than 20.0 m" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Building Regulation Bylaw No. 7230 (permits); Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Section 4 (General Development Regulations) - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "BUILDING REGULATION BYLAW BYLAW NO. 7230" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 4 General Development Regulations](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/DevRegs24223.pdf) - Official wording: "4. General Development Regulations 4.1 General Provisions 4.1.1 The general development regulations of Section 4 apply in all zones, unless otherwise" - Source: [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - Official wording: "Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works In Richmond, [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) exempts only one storage building under 10 m² with no mechanical services. Any other new accessory building, including a garage or carport, needs a building permit. A deck less than 600 mm (2 ft) above grade needs no permit; the City's guide lists the drawings required for decks more than 600 mm above grade, and the fee schedule has a rate for decks. Either way, the building must meet the Zoning Bylaw. ## Steps 1. Check your zoning, setbacks and height limits with Zoning Information (604-276-4017) or the Richmond Interactive Map. 2. Prepare drawings to scale. The homeowner guide lists what is required for decks more than 600 mm above grade. 3. Apply on MyPermit or at the Permits Counter in City Hall, and pay the plan processing fee. 4. Book inspections online once the permit is issued. ## Good to know - Unless your zone says otherwise, a detached accessory building in a residential zone may be 4.0 m high with a pitched roof or 3.0 m with a flat roof if over 10 m², or 3.0 m and 2.5 m if under 10 m². - In single detached zones, a detached accessory building may be up to 70 m² in the rear yard, covering at most 40% of it, more than 20 m from the front lot line, and 1.2 m (wall 6 m or less) or 2.4 m (longer wall) from the rear and side lot lines. - An attached garage may be 6.0 m high (pitched roof) or 4.5 m (flat roof). - Each zone may set its own rules, which override these general ones. Deck setbacks and projections are in Zoning Bylaw sections 4.7 to 4.9. - A shed with plumbing, gas or other mechanical services does not qualify for the exemption. ## Official forms and pages - [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - [Home Building and Renovations Guide](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/homeguide.htm) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 4 General Development Regulations (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/DevRegs24223.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit.md) - [Richmond fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fence-rules.md) - [Richmond building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit-fees.md) - [Richmond tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Deck and shed permit thresholds in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) ## Sources - [Building Approvals FAQs, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 4 General Development Regulations (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/DevRegs24223.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/deck-shed-garage-permit/_ --- --- title: Richmond building permit fees question: "How much does a building permit cost?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit-fees/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit-fees.json" --- # Richmond building permit fees **Question:** How much does a building permit cost? **Short answer:** A Richmond building permit costs a minimum of $98.25 for work valued up to $1,000, plus a plan processing fee when you apply ($759 for one or two dwelling units). The permit fee depends on construction value, and the City sets the value by floor area for homes. Fees rise each January 1. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Plan processing: $759 for one or two dwelling units; $1,517 for three or four; $2,377 for five or six. Permit: $98.25 minimum, then a rate per $1,000 of value (see body). **Where:** - Online: MyPermit, https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm - Phone: Building Approvals, 604-276-4118 - Email: Building Approvals, building@richmond.ca ## Key facts - **Lowest fee:** $98.25 for construction valued up to $1,000. The fee is doubled if construction starts before the permit is issued. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation, Building Permit Fees for all Other Building Types](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Nil to $1,000.00 (minimum fee) $98.25" … "The building permit fee is doubled where construction commenced before the building inspector issued a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How the fee is worked out:** Based on construction value: $98.25 to $1,000, plus $16.75 per $1,000 (or part) to $100,000, then $14.25 per $1,000 to $300,000, then $11 above. Lower rates ($16.25, $14.00, $10.75) apply if registered professionals certify the plans (s. 5.13.6). For 1 to 6 dwelling units, value is deemed from floor area (new one-family first storey $1,446/m²; decks $613/m²). - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Building Permit Fees for all Other Building Types" … "Exceeding $1,000.00 up to $100,000.00" … "of construction value or fraction *Plus $16.75" … "Exceeding $100,000.00 up to $300,000.00 $1,756.50" … "Exceeding $300,000.00 $4,606.50" … "(i) new construction of first storey $1,446.00 $3,017.00 per m²" … "(iv) decks or porches $613.00 $926.00 per m²" … "Building Permit Fees for those buildings referred to in Subsection 5.13.6" … "Exceeding $300,000.00 $4,507.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Application or plan review fee:** A plan processing fee is paid when applying: $759 for one or two dwelling units, $1,517 for three or four, $2,377 for five or six. It is credited to the permit fee, but non-refundable and forfeited if the permit is not paid for within 30 days of notice that it is ready. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation, Plan Processing Fees (s. 5.4)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "For one dwelling unit $759.00" … "For two dwelling units $759.00" … "For three dwelling units $1,517.00" … "For five dwelling units $2,377.00" - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, s. 5.4.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "is non-refundable, and is a credit toward the building permit fee levied" … "is forfeited to the City if the building permit has not been secured and paid for within 30 days of notification that the building permit is ready to be issued" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other fees:** Plumbing permit: $33 per fixture, minimum $87.50. Plumbing re-inspection: $106 for the third, $145 for the fourth, $280 for the fifth, doubling after (building permit re-inspection: $102, $141, $273). Demolition inspection for a building over 50 m²: $544. A damage deposit may be required before issuance. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "(a) installation of each plumbing fixture $33.00" … "(b) minimum plumbing fee $87.50" … "(a) for the third inspection $102.00" … "(b) for the fourth inspection $141.00" … "(c) for the fifth inspection $273.00" … "Building Demolition Inspection Fee for each building over 50 m² in floor area $544.00" … "Plumbing Re-Inspection Fee (a) for the third inspection $106.00 (b) for the fourth inspection $145.00 (c) for the fifth inspection $280.00" - Source: [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), s. 2(e)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) - Official wording: "A Damage Deposit fee may be required and is to be paid prior to the issuance of a Building Permit." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to pay:** Pay by credit card, debit or cheque payable to the City of Richmond. All balances for a building permit must be paid when the permit is issued at the Permits Counter in City Hall. MyPermit also lets applicants pay fees online. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, What are the fees for a Building Permit?](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "Fees can be paid by credit card, debit or cheque made payable to the City of Richmond." … "All balances owing for a building permit must be paid at the time of Building Permit issuance." - Source: [MyPermit Application Portal, What you can do with MyPermit](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm) - Official wording: "Submit an application, upload documents, and pay fees online" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636, Schedule - Building Regulation (fees under Building Regulation Bylaw No. 7230) - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, title and schedule](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "CONSOLIDATED FEES BYLAW NO. 8636" … "SCHEDULE – BUILDING REGULATION" … "Building Regulation Bylaw No. 7230" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond sets building fees in the [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf), under the Building Regulation Bylaw 7230. You pay a plan processing fee when you apply. It is credited to the permit fee, but it is non-refundable and forfeited if the permit is not paid for within 30 days of notice that it is ready. ## Steps 1. Count your dwelling units. A secondary suite counts as a unit. 2. Pay the plan processing fee: $759 for one or two units, $1,517 for three or four, $2,377 for five or six. For other buildings it is the greater of $85.50 or 50% of the estimated permit fee, up to $10,000. 3. The permit fee is based on construction value: $98.25 up to $1,000, plus $16.75 per $1,000 (or part) up to $100,000, then $14.25 per $1,000 up to $300,000, then $11 per $1,000 above that. 4. Lower rates of $16.25, $14.00 and $10.75 apply if registered professionals certify the plans (Bylaw 7230 s. 5.13.6). 5. For one to six dwelling units the City deems the value from floor area, per m². New one-family first storey and additions are $1,446, second storey $1,334, detached garage $742, interior finishing $686 and decks $613. 6. Pay the balance when the permit is issued at the Permits Counter in City Hall, by credit card, debit or cheque payable to the City of Richmond. MyPermit also lets you pay online. ## Good to know - The permit fee is doubled if construction starts before the permit is issued. - Plumbing permit: $33 per fixture, minimum $87.50. Plumbing re-inspections cost $106 (third), $145 (fourth) and $280 (fifth), then double. - Building re-inspections cost $102 (third), $141 (fourth) and $273 (fifth). - Demolition inspection for a building over 50 m²: $544. A damage deposit may be required before the permit is issued. - A design modification costs $154 per hour of plan review. A permit transfer or extension is the greater of $85.25 or 10% of the permit fee. ## Official forms and pages - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Building Regulation schedule (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - [Home Building and Renovations Guide](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/homeguide.htm) ## Related questions - [Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit.md) - [Richmond tree removal rules and permits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Building permit fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/building-permit-fees.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/building-permit-fees.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/building-permit-fees.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/building-permit-fees.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/building-permit-fees.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/building-permit-fees.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/building-permit-fees.md) ## Sources - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Approvals FAQs, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [MyPermit Application Portal, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [A Guide for the Homeowner (PC-32, PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/pc_326229.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit-fees/_ --- --- title: "Richmond zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Richmond zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it? **Short answer:** Search your address in the City of Richmond's online Richmond Interactive Map (RIM) to see your zoning and a link to the matching section of Zoning Bylaw 8500. For questions, call the Zoning Inquiry Line at 604-276-4017 or email zoning@richmond.ca. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Free to look up online. A written comfort letter is $88.75 including tax per address. **How long:** Not stated on the City's pages. **Where:** - Online: Richmond Interactive Map (RIM), https://www.richmond.ca/services/digital/maps.htm - Phone: Zoning Inquiry Line, 604-276-4017 - Email: Zoning, zoning@richmond.ca - In person: Zoning Clerk, Customer Service Centre, City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Use the Richmond Interactive Map (RIM) and search by address or other property identifier. The property is highlighted, its details (including zoning) show, and a link goes to the matching section of Zoning Bylaw 8500. A Zoning Map PDF is also available. - Source: [City Maps and Richmond Interactive Map, Planning & Zoning](https://www.richmond.ca/services/digital/maps.htm) - Official wording: "Use RIM to look up the zoning and other information for any property in Richmond." … "The property will be highlighted in the map and property details will display, as well as a link to the appropriate section of our Zoning Bylaw." - Source: [Zoning and Development, Zoning Map and Zoning Bylaw](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/planning/landuse/zoning.htm) - Official wording: "(By clicking the link to RIM you are accepting our Terms of Use. For the full text see Disclaimer and Terms of Use.) ### Maps Zoning Map (4MB) ## Development Applications The Development Applications Department is responsible for processing land development applications in the City, including Rezoning, Development Permit, Development Variance Permit and Temporary Use Permit applications." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, adopted November 16, 2009. The City's office consolidation is dated July 29, 2026; it is not the official version. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm) - Official wording: "adopted by City Council on November 16, 2009" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500 Amendment List, cover page](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/AmendmentList850024569.pdf) - Official wording: "Office Consolidation: Jul 29, 2026" … "This is not the official version of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** The uses or activities allowed on the property, the types of buildings allowed, and rules for building size, height, siting, off-street parking and landscaping. - Source: [Zoning and Development](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/planning/landuse/zoning.htm) - Official wording: "specifies the uses or activities that can take place on that property, the types of buildings allowed, along with other regulations controlling such items as building size, building height, building and structure siting, off-street parking requirements, landscaping" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Zoning Inquiry Line 604-276-4017 or zoning@richmond.ca. In person, the Zoning Clerk at the Customer Service Centre, City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. - Source: [Building Approvals FAQs, Zoning and Development FAQs](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) - Official wording: "contact the Zoning Inquiry Line at 604-276-4017 or email zoning@richmond.ca." - Source: [Zoning and Development, Inquiries](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/planning/landuse/zoning.htm) - Official wording: "Specific inquiries on zoning may be addressed through the Zoning Clerk in the Customer Services Centre at City Hall or via email" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500 - Source: [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - Official wording: "Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm) - Official wording: "Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, which was adopted by City Council on November 16, 2009." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond gives every property a zone in [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm). The zone controls the uses or activities allowed, the types of buildings allowed, and rules for building size, height, siting, off-street parking and landscaping. Check it before you build or change how a property is used. ## Steps 1. Open the Richmond Interactive Map (RIM) and search by address or other property identifier. The property is highlighted, and its details show the zone and a link to the matching section of Zoning Bylaw 8500. A Zoning Map PDF is also available. 2. Read that zone's section of the bylaw. The text is split into Part A (procedures and regulations), Part B (standard zones) and Part C (site-specific zones). 3. If it is still unclear, call the Zoning Inquiry Line at 604-276-4017, email zoning@richmond.ca, or ask the Zoning Clerk at the Customer Service Centre in City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road. ## Good to know - Zoning Bylaw 8500 was adopted November 16, 2009. The City's online version is an office consolidation dated July 29, 2026 and is not the official version. - A comfort letter lists the zoning and active applications on a property. It costs $88.75 including tax per address. Contact PlanningDevelopment@richmond.ca or 604-276-4395. ## Zones 395 zones are listed from [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026)](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json ## Official forms and pages - [Richmond Interactive Map (RIM) and City maps](https://www.richmond.ca/services/digital/maps.htm) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm) ## Related questions - [Richmond secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/zoning-lookup.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning-lookup.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/zoning-lookup.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning-lookup.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/zoning-lookup.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning and Development, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/planning/landuse/zoning.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [City Maps and Richmond Interactive Map, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/digital/maps.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Approvals FAQs, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500 Amendment List (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/AmendmentList850024569.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning and Development Applications Comfort Letters, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/devzoning/comfortletters.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning-lookup/_ --- --- title: Richmond secondary suite and carriage house rules question: "Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/secondary-suite/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/secondary-suite.json" --- # Richmond secondary suite and carriage house rules **Question:** Can I add a secondary suite or a carriage house? **Short answer:** Yes. Richmond allows one secondary suite inside a dwelling in zones that list it, never in a detached building, with a building permit and City inspection. A separate coach house is allowed only in certain zones (such as the Infill Residential zones RI1 and RI2); check your zone. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Plan processing fee $759 for a house with a suite (two units) plus the permit fee; see building-permit-fees. A City water meter must be installed on the lot. **Where:** - Phone: Building Approvals, 604-276-4118 - Email: Building Approvals, building@richmond.ca - Phone: Zoning Information, 604-276-4017 - Email: Zoning Information, zoning@richmond.ca ## Key facts - **Secondary suite allowed:** Yes, as an accessory use inside the dwelling, in zones that list it as a secondary use: single detached (RS1/RS2), two-unit, arterial road, townhouse, small-scale multi-unit and agricultural zones; not infill or apartment zones. It must be fully inside the main dwelling, not in a detached accessory building, and cannot be stratified. - Source: [Bulletin Building-22 Secondary Suites, What is a Secondary Suite?](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building2217698.pdf) - Official wording: "A secondary suite is an accessory, self-contained dwelling within single detached housing, two-unit housing, small-scale multi-unit housing or town housing" … "Please reference the Zoning Bylaw to identify zones that permit secondary suites." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.4.1 a) and q)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "and not in a detached accessory building" … "the secondary suite is not permitted to be stratified" … "the same dwelling unit or strata lot in two-unit housing, three-unit housing or town housing, and not in a detached accessory building" … "the secondary suite is not permitted to be stratified." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Coach house or garden suite allowed:** Coach house: permitted in the Infill Residential zones (RI1, RI2) and the site-specific Coach House zones ZS12 (Broadmoor) and ZS20 (Burkeville). No standard zone read lists a granny flat. Both are separate from a secondary suite; the fee schedule lists a development permit for coach houses and granny flats. A coach house has 75% or more of its floor area above a garage. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 3 Interpretation, s. 3.4 definitions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Interpretation24222.pdf) - Official wording: "Coach house means a self-contained dwelling that" … "Granny flat means a self-contained dwelling that" … "is a separate and distinct use from a secondary suite" - Source: [Provincial Housing Legislation Changes, Does the City have to implement Bill 44?](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/planning/housing-legislation.htm) - Official wording: "In Richmond, we allow at least one secondary suite and/or accessory dwelling unit such as a coach house or granny flat per lot." - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Infill Residential (RI1, RI2) zones, 8.5.1 and 8.5.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RI1-224195.pdf) - Official wording: "The zone provides for single detached housing, coach houses, two-unit housing and town housing and other compatible uses on small infill lots." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Limits:** One secondary suite per dwelling unit. It must not exceed the lesser of 40% of the dwelling unit's floor area or 120 m². Minimum 33 m² in single detached housing; 25 m² in town housing and small-scale multi-unit housing. In town housing, suites in at most 50% of units. Internal access required. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.4.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "no more than one secondary suite shall be permitted per principal dwelling unit" … "must not exceed the lesser of 40% of the total floor area of the" … "a minimum floor area of at least 33.0 m2 in a single" … "a minimum floor area of at least 25.0 m2 in town" … "a secondary suite is permitted in a maximum of 50% of the total units in town housing" … "internal access must be maintained between the secondary suite and the principal" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Parking:** One extra on-site parking space for the suite is required only where the lot fronts an arterial road (shown in Diagram 1) in zones for single detached, two-unit, three-unit housing or town housing. The house's spaces may then be in tandem. Not required for town housing with side-by-side spaces. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.4.1 m), n), o)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "where a secondary suite is on a lot fronting an arterial road" … "one additional on-site parking space must be provided for the exclusive use of each secondary suite" … "may be provided in a tandem arrangement" … "an additional on-site parking space for a secondary suite is not required" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Permits:** A building permit is needed for building work (Bylaw 7230 s. 5.1.1), and the building must be inspected by the City. A City water meter must be installed on the lot. For an existing unpermitted suite, submit an Interior Finishing, Alterations Residential Plan Review Application with drawings. No development permit is stated for a suite. - Source: [Bulletin Building-22 Secondary Suites, Existing Secondary Suites](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building2217698.pdf) - Official wording: "For a secondary suite to be permitted and legal, it must be reviewed and inspected by the City" … "Please submit a completed Interior Finishing, Alterations Residential Plan Review Application form" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.4.1 l)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "the building must be inspected by the City for compliance with the Building Code" … "a City water meter must be installed on the lot on which the secondary suite is located" … "the building must be inspected by the City for compliance with the Building Code, this bylaw and other applicable enactments" - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, s. 5.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "a building permit prior to commencement of construction" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Section 5.4 (Secondary Suites); Building Regulation Bylaw No. 7230 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "perpetuity. 5.4 Secondary Suites 5.4.1 The following regulations and prohibitions apply to every secondary suite permitted in a" … "5.15.2 If an owner elects to pay an amount into the affordable housing reserve pursuant to this Zoning Bylaw 8500, as amended or replaced from time to time: [Bylaw 8882, May 22/12] a) 70 per cent of the amount shall be deposited to the Affordable Housing Reserve Fund" - Source: [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) - Official wording: "BUILDING REGULATION BYLAW BYLAW NO. 7230" - Source: [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) - Official wording: "Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works In Richmond, [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) section 5.4 allows a secondary suite as an accessory use inside a dwelling, in zones that list it as a secondary use: single detached (RS1/RS2), two-unit, arterial road, townhouse, small-scale multi-unit and agricultural zones. It is not allowed in infill or apartment zones. A coach house or granny flat is a separate thing, allowed only where a zone permits it. ## Steps 1. Ask Zoning (604-276-4017) whether your zone allows a suite. 2. Check the limits: one suite per dwelling unit, fully inside the main dwelling (not in a detached accessory building), with internal access, and no more than the lesser of 40% of the dwelling unit's floor area or 120 m². The minimum is 33 m² in single detached housing and 25 m² in town housing and small-scale multi-unit housing. 3. Apply for a building permit for the building work. For an existing unpermitted suite, submit an Interior Finishing, Alterations Residential Plan Review Application with drawings. 4. Install a City water meter on the lot. 5. Pass the City's inspections. ## Good to know - A suite cannot be stratified. In town housing, suites are allowed in at most 50% of units. - One extra on-site parking space for the suite is required only where the lot fronts an arterial road, in zones for single detached, two-unit, three-unit or town housing. The house's spaces may then be in tandem. Provincial rules limit required parking near frequent bus service; ask the City. - Boarding and lodging and bed and breakfast are not allowed with a suite. - A coach house has at least 75% of its floor area above a garage. A granny flat is detached, on the ground floor only, in the rear yard of a single detached lot. Coach houses are permitted in the RI1 and RI2 zones and the site-specific zones ZS12 (Broadmoor) and ZS20 (Burkeville). The bylaw sections read list no zone for a granny flat. - Bulletin Building-22 covers existing unpermitted suites only. ## Official forms and pages - [Bulletin Building-22, Secondary Suites (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building2217698.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit.md) - [Richmond zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning-lookup.md) - [Richmond building permit fees](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit-fees.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Secondary suite and carriage house rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/secondary-suite.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/secondary-suite.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/secondary-suite.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/secondary-suite.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/secondary-suite.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/secondary-suite.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/secondary-suite.md) ## Sources - [Bulletin Building-22 Secondary Suites (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building2217698.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 3 Interpretation (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Interpretation24222.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Infill Residential (RI1, RI2) zones (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RI1-224195.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Provincial Housing Legislation Changes, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/planning/housing-legislation.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Regulation Bylaw 7230 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7230_070824_Consolidated_With_BL_1057273185.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Approvals FAQs, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bulletin Building-44 Residential Zones - Fence Heights, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/building4457407.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/secondary-suite/_ --- --- title: Richmond tree removal rules and permits question: "Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal.json" --- # Richmond tree removal rules and permits **Question:** Do I need permission to cut down a tree on my property? **Short answer:** Usually yes. Richmond's Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 requires a City permit to cut or remove a tree with a trunk 20 cm or more across at 1.4 m high, and any tree in an environmentally sensitive area. The application fee is $70 for one tree. Replacement trees are required. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** $70 for one tree per lot in 12 months; $84.25 per tree for two or more; no fee for a hazard tree; $70 to renew, extend or modify. All application fees are non-refundable. **How long:** The City's pages do not state a processing time. **Where:** - Online: MyPermit (Private Tree Removal), https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm - Phone: Tree Protection, 604-276-4158 - Email: Tree Protection, TreeProtection@richmond.ca ## Key facts - **When a permit is needed:** A permit is needed to cut or remove a tree with a trunk diameter of 20 cm or more at 1.4 m height, capable of reaching 4.5 m, on private or City land. Any tree in an environmentally sensitive area needs a permit regardless of size. Topping is also prohibited. - Source: [Bulletin Tree-01 Tree Protection Bylaw 8057, Restrictions and Exemptions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bulletin_Tree_115118.pdf) - Official wording: "To cut or remove a tree having a trunk diameter at breast height (dbh) measuring 20 centimetres" … "or larger, and capable of reaching a height of 4.5 meters" … "To cut or remove any tree within an environmentally sensitive area, regardless of size, unless an exemption applies." - Source: [Tree Protection Bylaw](https://www.richmond.ca/services/climate/environment/treeremoval.htm) - Official wording: "prohibits the topping of trees on both Private and City property" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Exemptions:** No permit for trees under 20 cm outside environmentally sensitive areas, emergency removal of a tree severely damaged by natural causes and in imminent danger of falling, normal pruning, hedge pruning, farm operations under the Right to Farm Act, or where an approved development permit or rezoning covers the tree. Hazard trees need no application fee. - Source: [Bulletin Tree-01 Tree Protection Bylaw 8057, A permit is not required](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bulletin_Tree_115118.pdf) - Official wording: "For any tree under 20 centimetres (7 ⅞ inches) dbh unless it is in an environmentally sensitive area." … "For the normal pruning of trees or hedges following ANSI A300 pruning standards." … "For necessary farm operations under the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act." - Source: [https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf, s. 3.2.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf) - Official wording: "a development permit and/or rezoning has been approved which addresses the removal of the tree" … "poses an imminent danger" … "A permit is not required for the pruning of a hedge." - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF, Tree Protection schedule), Schedule - Tree Protection, Permit Fees](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "To remove a hazard tree No Fee" - Source: [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10715, November 10, 2025), s. 3.2.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) - Official wording: "the tree cutting or removal is necessary for the purposes of farm operations as defined in the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act" … "poses an imminent danger of falling and injuring persons or property" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee:** Non-refundable application fee: $70 for one tree per lot in a 12-month period, or $84.25 per tree for two or more. Renewal, extension or modification: $70. No fee to remove a hazard tree. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF, Tree Protection schedule), Schedule - Tree Protection, Permit Fees (ss. 4.2, 4.6)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "One (1) tree per parcel during a 12 month period $70.00" … "Two (2) or more trees $84.25 per tree" … "Permit renewal, extension or modification fee $70.00" … "To remove a hazard tree No Fee" - Source: [Bulletin Tree-01 Tree Protection Bylaw 8057, Application Process](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bulletin_Tree_115118.pdf) - Official wording: "A non-refundable fee per permit application." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Replacement trees:** Not tied to development on a one-family lot: 1:1, 6 cm caliper deciduous or 3.5 m high, conifers 3.5 m. Development-related permits and other parcels: 2:1, 8 cm caliper or 4 m high, conifers 4 m. Significant tree (92 cm dbh or more): 3:1. Planted on the same lot unless the City directs otherwise. Security deposit $0 per tree, $750 for subdivision. - Source: [Bulletin Tree-01 Tree Protection Bylaw 8057, Replacement Trees](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bulletin_Tree_115118.pdf) - Official wording: "A required minimum replacement tree size of 6.0 cm caliper deciduous and 3.5 m high coniferous for" … "A required minimum replacement tree size of 8.0 cm caliper deciduous and 4.0 m high coniferous for" … "Replacement trees are to be planted on the same lot as the tree removal" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF, Tree Protection schedule), Schedule - Tree Protection, Permit Fees (s. 4.4.1)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "- not related to works $0 per replacement tree" … "- related to subdivision $750 per replacement tree" - Source: [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10715, November 10, 2025), Schedule A](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) - Official wording: "the replacement trees shall be provided at a ratio of 3:1 and planted in compliance with the type and size requirements in Section 1 or 2 above, as applicable." … "means any tree with a dbh of 92.0 cm caliper" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **City trees:** Trees on City land are protected whatever their size, and cutting or removing one needs a permit. Topping is prohibited on private and City property. The City or its agents may remove trees on public property without a permit. - Source: [https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf, s. 1 definition of TREE](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf) - Official wording: "regardless of height or dbh, where located on land that is in the ownership or possession of the City" - Source: [https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf, s. 3.2.1 e)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf) - Official wording: "the tree cutting or removal is carried out by the City or its agents on public property" - Source: [Tree Protection Bylaw](https://www.richmond.ca/services/climate/environment/treeremoval.htm) - Official wording: "prohibits the topping of trees on both Private and City property" - Source: [MyPermit Application Portal, Building Applications](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm) - Official wording: "Public Tree Removal Permit" - Source: [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10715, November 10, 2025), s. 1 TREE (c); s. 3.2.1 e)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) - Official wording: "regardless of height or dbh, where located on land that is in the ownership or possession of the City" … "the tree cutting or removal is carried out by the City or its agents on public property" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Municipal ticket: $1,000 for cutting or removing a tree without a valid permit; $750 for damaging a tree within the drip line. On court conviction, $1,000 to $50,000, plus replanting. - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B 13](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Cutting or removing any tree or replacement tree without a 3.1.1 $1,000" … "Causing physical damage to any tree within the dripline 3.1.3 $750" - Source: [https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf, s. 7.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf) - Official wording: "not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) and not more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Tree Protection Bylaw No. 8057 (consolidated to Bylaw 10715, November 10, 2025) - Source: [https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf) - Official wording: "TREE PROTECTION BYLAW NO. 8057" - Source: [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10715, November 10, 2025), consolidation table](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) - Official wording: "Bylaw 10715 November 10, 2025" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond's [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) protects trees on private and City land. A permit is needed to cut or remove a tree with a trunk diameter of 20 cm or more at 1.4 m height that can reach 4.5 m. Any tree in an environmentally sensitive area needs a permit whatever its size. Topping is also prohibited. ## Steps 1. Measure the trunk 1.4 m above the ground. If it is 20 cm or more across, or the tree is in a sensitive area, you need a permit. 2. Apply on MyPermit (Private Tree Removal) and pay the non-refundable fee: $70 for one tree per lot in 12 months, or $84.25 per tree for two or more. 3. For a hazard tree, there is no fee, but you need a report from a certified tree risk assessor. 4. Plant the replacement trees on the same lot unless the City directs otherwise. Where removal is not tied to development on a one-family lot, replacement is 1:1 (6 cm caliper deciduous or 3.5 m high conifer). For development permits and other parcels it is 2:1 (8 cm caliper or 4 m high conifer). For a significant tree (92 cm or more), it is 3:1. ## Good to know - No permit is needed for trees under 20 cm outside sensitive areas, an emergency removal of a tree severely damaged by natural causes and in imminent danger of falling, normal or hedge pruning, farm operations under the Right to Farm Act, or where an approved development permit or rezoning covers the tree. - Trees on City land are protected whatever their size. Replacement trees are themselves protected. No replacement is required for a hazard tree. - Fine: a municipal ticket is $1,000 for cutting or removing a tree without a valid permit and $750 for damaging a tree within its drip line. On court conviction the fine is $1,000 to $50,000, plus replanting. ## Official forms and pages - [Tree Protection Bylaw page and application forms](https://www.richmond.ca/services/climate/environment/treeremoval.htm) - [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10715)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) - [Bulletin Tree-01, Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bulletin_Tree_115118.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/building-permit.md) - [Richmond fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fence-rules.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Tree removal permits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/tree-removal.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/tree-removal.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/tree-removal.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/tree-removal.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/tree-removal.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/tree-removal.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/tree-removal.md) ## Sources - [Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF, consolidated to Bylaw 10715, November 10, 2025), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8057_Consolidated_with_ABL_1071578098.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Tree Protection Bylaw, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/climate/environment/treeremoval.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bulletin Tree-01 Tree Protection Bylaw 8057 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bulletin_Tree_115118.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF, Tree Protection schedule), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [MyPermit Application Portal, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/e-plan/mypermit.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL805762699.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. 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How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/tree-removal/_ --- --- title: "Richmond garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits" question: "When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/garbage-collection/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/garbage-collection.json" --- # Richmond garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits **Question:** When is garbage collected, and what are the rules for carts, limits, and extra bags? **Short answer:** The City of Richmond collects garbage every second week from single-family homes and some townhomes. Put the cart out no earlier than 8 p.m. the day before and by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. Find your day on the City's zone map and calendars. Each extra container needs a $2 tag. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Billed yearly on the utility bill by cart size. 2026 single-family rates after the 10% early-payment discount: 80 L $382.65; 120 L $412.40; 240 L $442.55; 360 L $569.40. Garbage tag $2. Cart exchange $25. **How long:** Garbage is collected every second week; recycling and the Green Cart are weekly. **Where:** - Online: Collection schedule and zone map, https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/schedule.htm - Phone: Garbage and Recycling, including missed collection, 604-276-4010 - Email: Garbage and Recycling, garbageandrecycling@richmond.ca ## Key facts - **How often:** Garbage: every second week (biweekly) for single-family homes and some townhomes. Recycling (blue box/cart, mixed paper, glass): weekly. Green Cart (food scraps and yard trimmings): weekly. Some multi-family complexes have central collection arranged with the strata or property manager. - Source: [Garbage Services, More Information for Curbside Collection](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection.htm) - Official wording: "Curbside garbage collection for residents in single-family homes and some townhomes are picked up biweekly." … "Centralized garbage collection is provided to some multi-family complexes." - Source: [Utility Rates, Recycling and Solid Waste Management](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) - Official wording: "The utility bill includes the cost of biweekly garbage collection and weekly recycling collection." - Source: [Green Cart, Steps to Recycle Food Scraps](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - Official wording: "by 7:30 a.m. each week on your designated collection day." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Finding your day:** Use the City's collection zone map and yearly collection calendars (Monday to Thursday, Zone A or B), sign up for free reminders by email, text or phone by entering your address, or use the free Richmond Recycling app. Missed collection: 604-276-4010 or garbageandrecycling@richmond.ca. - Source: [Collection Schedule, Map & Schedule](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/schedule.htm) - Official wording: "Use the map below to find out specific garbage and recycling collection zones." … "2026 Collection Calendar for Monday Zone A" … "All 2026 Calendars include January 2027" … "Sign-Up for Free Reminders for Recycling & Garbage Collection" … "To report a missed collection, call 604-276-4010 or email Garbage and Recycling." - Source: [Utility Rates, Richmond Collection Schedule](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) - Official wording: "The Richmond Recycling app is free from the Apple and Android app stores" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Carts:** The City supplies garbage carts in 80 L, 120 L, 240 L or 360 L sizes (the bylaw also lists 46.5 L). If you do not choose, a single-family or duplex home gets 240 L and a townhouse unit gets 120 L. One cart per household; a second cart needs City approval and extra fees. Exchange: $25; call 604-276-4010 or email garbageandrecycling@richmond.ca (not available at the Recycling Depot). Green Cart exchange is also $25. - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), s. 1.3.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "a garbage cart of either 46.5L, 80L, 120L, 240L or 360L size." … "will receive a garbage cart of 240L size if a single-family dwelling or a duplex" … "dwelling, or of 120L size if a unit in a townhouse development." … "An occupier may" … "request a second garbage cart by applying to the City and paying the applicable" - Source: [Garbage Services, Garbage Cart Exchange](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection.htm) - Official wording: "$25 cart exchange fee" … "Garbage carts are not available for exchange at the Recycle Depot" - Source: [Green Cart, Multiple Green Cart Sizes Available](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - Official wording: "The cost to exchange a Green Cart is $25." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Setting carts out:** Put carts out no earlier than 8 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day, at the front street or back lane location the City specifies (beside, not on, the travelled part of the road, and not blocking the sidewalk), and bring them in by 9 p.m. the same day. Collectors may not collect before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday. - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), s. 8.1.1(b), 9.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "be placed for collection no earlier than 8:00 p.m. of the day before" … "collection day and no later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day, and" … "they must be returned to their storage location no later than 9:00 p.m." … "adjacent to, but not on the travelled portion of" … "prior to 7:00 a.m. or after 8:00 p.m. on Monday to Saturday inclusive," - Source: [Garbage Services, Biweekly Garbage Pick-Up](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection.htm) - Official wording: "Place garbage at the curb by 7:30am on your collection day, every other week." … "Please ensure your garbage cart does not impede access to the sidewalk." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Limits and extra garbage:** One garbage cart every two weeks. Each extra container needs a $2 garbage tag attached where collectors can see it. Extra containers may not weigh over 34 kg (75 lb) when full or hold over 100 L. Yard and garden trimmings, food waste, recyclables, tires and branches over 15 cm are not collected as garbage. Large items: a $24 pick-up fee under the bylaw (the utility page says 6 items per year per household), or a $5 voucher worth up to $25 at the Vancouver Landfill. - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), s. 1.3.1, 1.3.3, 1.4.1, 1.6.1; Schedule A](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "may place for collection one garbage cart every two weeks." … "purchases an excess garbage container tag from the City upon payment" … "attaches one such tag, in a location easily visible to collectors, to each" … "do not exceed a gross weight of 34 kilograms (75 lbs.) when full;" … "have a capacity of not more than 100 litres (3.5 cubic feet) and a" … "Fee for each excess garbage container tag $ 2.00" … "Large Item Pick Up fee $ 24.00" - Source: [Garbage Tags and Vouchers](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection/extra.htm) - Official wording: "Cost: $2.00 per garbage tag" … "Cost: $5.00 per garbage disposal voucher" - Source: [Utility Rates, Recycling and Solid Waste Management](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) - Official wording: "(6 items per year, per household)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee:** Charged on the annual utility bill by garbage cart size. 2026 net rates for a single-family home (after the 10% early-payment discount): 80 L $382.65; 120 L $412.40; 240 L $442.55; 360 L $569.40 (townhouses $283.05 to $469.80). These cover garbage, recycling and environmental programs. - Source: [Utility Rates, Garbage Cart Program](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) - Official wording: "The net rates (after discount) for garbage cart services are:" … "| 360 Litres | $569.40 | $469.80" … "| 240 Litres | $442.55 | $342.95" … "| 120 Litres | $412.40 | $312.80" … "| 80 Litres | $382.65 | $283.05" … "Property owners qualify for a 10% discount if payment is received on or before the billing due date." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6803. - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING REGULATION" … "BYLAW NO. 6803" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Under [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf), garbage in the City of Richmond is collected every second week for single-family homes and some townhomes. Recycling and the Green Cart (food scraps and yard trimmings) are collected weekly. Some multi-family complexes have central collection arranged with the strata or property manager. A statutory holiday moves collection one day later for that week. The City supplies garbage carts in 80 L, 120 L, 240 L or 360 L sizes (the bylaw also lists 46.5 L). If you do not choose, a single-family or duplex home gets 240 L and a townhouse unit gets 120 L. It is one cart per household; a second cart needs City approval and extra fees. ## Steps 1. Find your day (Monday to Thursday, Zone A or B) on the City's zone map and yearly calendars. You can also sign up for free reminders by email, text or phone, or use the free Richmond Recycling app. 2. Put carts out no earlier than 8 p.m. the day before and no later than 7:30 a.m. on collection day, at the front street or back lane location the City specifies. Place them beside, not on, the travelled part of the road, and not blocking the sidewalk. Bring them in by 9 p.m. the same day. 3. For an extra container, attach a $2 garbage tag where collectors can see it. Extra containers may not weigh over 34 kg when full or hold over 100 L. 4. If collection is missed, call 604-276-4010 or email garbageandrecycling@richmond.ca. ## Good to know - Yard and garden trimmings, food waste, recyclables, tires and branches over 15 cm are not collected as garbage. - Large items: the bylaw sets a $24 pick-up fee (the utility page says 6 items per year per household), or you can use a $5 voucher worth up to $25 at the Vancouver Landfill. Vouchers are limited to one per household. - Cart exchange is $25 (call 604-276-4010 or email; not available at the Recycling Depot). A Green Cart exchange is also $25. - Carts may be placed out only on the property they came from. Collectors may not collect before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday. - The yearly charge covers garbage, recycling and environmental programs. Rates change each year, so check the City's utility rates page. - Municipal tickets: $1,000 for depositing garbage, and $100 for misplacing or tampering with carts. ## Official forms and pages - [Collection Schedule and zone map](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/schedule.htm) - [Garbage Services](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection.htm) - [Garbage Tags and Vouchers](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection/extra.htm) - [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) ## The same question elsewhere - [Garbage collection in British Columbia: frequency, limits and fees by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/garbage-collection.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/garbage-collection.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/garbage-collection.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/garbage-collection.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/garbage-collection.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/garbage-collection.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/garbage-collection.md) ## Sources - [Garbage Services, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Collection Schedule, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/schedule.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Garbage Tags and Vouchers, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/garbagecollection/extra.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Green Cart, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Utility Rates, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation) (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B12 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/garbage-collection/_ --- --- title: Richmond yard waste collection and drop-off question: "Where does yard waste and brush go?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Garbage, recycling and waste owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/yard-waste/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/yard-waste.json" --- # Richmond yard waste collection and drop-off **Question:** Where does yard waste and brush go? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond, put yard and garden trimmings in your Green Cart for weekly curbside collection, or take them to the Richmond Recycling Depot at 5555 Lynas Lane. The first cubic yard is free for residents, then $25 per cubic yard. Yard trimmings are banned from garbage. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Curbside: included in the annual utility bill. Depot drop-off: first cubic yard free for Richmond residents, then $25 per cubic yard; commercial operators $25 per cubic yard. Replacing a Green Cart: $25. **How long:** The Green Cart is collected weekly on your collection day. **Where:** - In person: Richmond Recycling Depot, 5555 Lynas Lane, Richmond, BC (Open 7 days a week, 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.; closed statutory holidays. Show proof of residence. Phone 604-276-4010.) - In person: Ecowaste Industries Limited, 15500 Blundell Road, Richmond, BC (Phone 604-277-1410. The City page does not state its hours or fees.) - Online: Yard and Garden Trimmings Drop-Off, https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm ## Key facts - **Curbside collection:** Yes. Yard and garden trimmings go in the City-supplied Green Cart (shared with food scraps), collected weekly on your collection day. Extra trimmings can be put out in unlimited paper yard waste bags, a labelled Green Can, or tied bundles. Set out by 7:30 a.m. Applies to single-family, duplex and townhouse homes with curbside service; multi-family complexes arrange central collection through the strata or property manager. - Source: [Green Cart, Steps to Recycle Food Scraps; Tips](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - Official wording: "Place your Green Cart at the curb along with unlimited paper yard waste bags and/or Green Can with decals by 7:30 a.m. each week on your designated collection day." … "Ensure yard trimmings are tied bundles" - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), s. 2.5.1, 2.5.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "yard and garden trimmings, provided that such materials are:" … "securely tied in a bundle, provided the bundle is less than:" … "one (1) yard/food waste cart to each single-family dwelling and each unit in a duplex dwelling" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to set it out:** Green Can: rigid container with a lid and a City 'Yard Trimmings' decal, no more than 80 L and 20 kg (44 lb) when full. Bundles: securely tied, under 1 m long, 0.6 m wide, 0.3 m high and 20 kg (the City's page says no larger than 3 ft x 2 ft; branches under 4 in. / 10 cm thick). Or use compostable paper bags (no plastic). Branches must fit in the cart with the lid closed. - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), s. 2.5.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "metre (39 inches) in length; (B) 0.6 metres (24 inches) in width;" … "(C) 0.3 metres (12 inches) in height; and (D) 20 kilograms" … "(44 pounds) in weight; or" … "does not exceed a gross weight of 20 kilograms (44 lbs)" … "has a capacity not more than 80 litres (2.82 cubic feet) and a" … "placed entirely within a compostable paper bag which meets the" - Source: [Green Cart, Tips for Recycling Extra Yard Trimmings; What goes in](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - Official wording: "Containers cannot exceed 80 L in capacity and cannot weigh more than 20 kg (44 lbs)" … "tied bundles no larger than 3 feet x 2 feet (91 cm x 61 cm) in size and branches must be less than 4 inches in diameter" … "Branches must be no more than 10 cm (4 in) in diameter an cut to fit in the cart with the lid closed" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Drop-off:** Richmond Recycling Depot, 5555 Lynas Lane (604-276-4010), open 7 days a week 9 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., closed on statutory holidays; show proof of residence. Or Ecowaste Industries Limited, 15500 Blundell Rd (604-277-1410); its hours are not stated on the City page. - Source: [Yard and Garden Trimmings Drop-Off, Drop-Off Locations](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) - Official wording: "Please be prepared to show proof of residence." … "Ecowaste Industries Limited" … "15500 Blundell Rd , Richmond BC" … "Richmond Recycling Depot" … "5555 Lynas Lane, Richmond BC" - Source: [Recycling Depot, Location & Hours](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/recyclingservices/recyclingdepot.htm) - Official wording: "Open 7 days a week: 9:00am to 6:15pm. Depot is closed on statutory holidays." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cost:** Curbside: included in the annual utility bill (Bylaw 6803 Schedule B yard/food waste fee of $185.56 a year per single-family or duplex unit). Depot drop-off: first cubic yard free for Richmond residents, $25 for each additional cubic yard; commercial operators $25 per cubic yard. Replacing a Green Cart: $25. - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), Schedule B](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "yard and garden trimmings and food waste from single-family dwellings and from" … "each unit in a duplex dwelling (per unit) $ 185.56" … "(a) (i) for yard and garden trimmings from residential properties" … "Fee for yard/food waste cart replacement $ 25.00" - Source: [Recycling Depot, Depot Fees](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/recyclingservices/recyclingdepot.htm) - Official wording: "Richmond residents: Up to 1 cubic yard FREE! Additional: $25 per 1 cubic yard." … "Commercial operators: $25 per cubic yard." - Source: [Yard and Garden Trimmings Drop-Off, intro](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) - Official wording: "Richmond residents can drop off yard trimmings at the City Recycling Depot free of charge, in amounts less than one cubic yard." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Not accepted:** Depot drop-off does not take diseased plants, garden hoses or flower pots, non-organic materials, wood products, or prunings over 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. The Green Cart does not take lumber, rocks, dirt or sod, prunings over 10 cm, pet feces or kitty litter, or plastic bags (even compostable ones); small amounts of clean, untreated wood are accepted. Yard trimmings are banned from garbage. - Source: [Yard and Garden Trimmings Drop-Off, Materials Accepted for Drop-Off](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) - Official wording: "Flowers | Diseased plants" … "Garden hoses or flower pots" … "Leaves | Non-organic materials" … "Prunings over 4 inches (10cm) in diameter" … "Tree & hedge prunings | Wood products" - Source: [Green Cart, What Goes in Your Green Cart?](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - Official wording: "Rocks, dirt or sod" … "Prunings over 10 cm (4 in) in diameter" … "Pet feces or kitty litter" … "Small amounts of clean, untreated wood" - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), s. 2.5.3, 1.6.1(s)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "A person must not place or permit to be placed plastic bags, including" … "yard and garden trimmings and food waste;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw No. 6803 (Part Two, s. 2.5 and Schedule B). - Source: [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) - Official wording: "SOLID WASTE & RECYCLING REGULATION" … "BYLAW NO. 6803" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Yard and garden trimmings are banned from garbage. In the City of Richmond, homes with curbside service (single-family, duplex and townhouse) put them in the City-supplied Green Cart, which is shared with food scraps and collected weekly. Multi-family complexes arrange central collection through the strata or property manager. Under [Bylaw 6803](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf), a single-family home gets one yard and food waste cart and may request one additional cart. ## Steps 1. Put trimmings in the Green Cart. Branches must fit with the lid closed. Plastic bags, even compostable ones, are not allowed. 2. For extra trimmings, use unlimited compostable paper yard waste bags, a labelled Green Can, or tied bundles. 3. A Green Can is a rigid container with a lid and a City "Yard Trimmings" decal, no more than 80 L and 20 kg (44 lb) when full. 4. Set out by 7:30 a.m. on collection day. 5. For bigger loads, take them to the Richmond Recycling Depot with proof of residence, or to Ecowaste Industries. ## Good to know - Bundles: the bylaw says securely tied, under 1 m long, 0.6 m wide, 0.3 m high and 20 kg. The City's page says no larger than 3 ft by 2 ft, with branches under 10 cm (4 in.) thick. Follow the stricter limit. - Not accepted at the Depot: diseased plants, garden hoses or flower pots, non-organic materials, wood products, or prunings over 10 cm (4 in.) in diameter. - Not accepted in the Green Cart: lumber, rocks, dirt or sod, prunings over 10 cm, pet feces or kitty litter, or plastic bags. Small amounts of clean, untreated wood are accepted. - The drop-off page says free for amounts under one cubic yard, while the Depot page and bylaw say the first cubic yard is free. The free first cubic yard applies at the City Recycling Depot only. - Curbside service is included in the annual utility bill. The bylaw schedule lists $185.56 a year per single-family or duplex unit for yard and food waste, before the early-payment discount. - Sod, tree branches, logs and stumps over 15 cm in diameter are not collected as garbage. ## Official forms and pages - [Yard and Garden Trimmings Drop-Off](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) - [Green Cart Recycling](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond garbage collection: schedule, carts and limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/garbage-collection.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Yard waste collection in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/yard-waste.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/yard-waste.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/yard-waste.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/yard-waste.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/yard-waste.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/yard-waste.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/yard-waste.md) ## Sources - [Yard and Garden Trimmings Drop-Off, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Green Cart, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Recycling Depot, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/recyclingservices/recyclingdepot.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Solid Waste and Recycling Regulation Bylaw 6803 (consolidation) (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_6803_Consolidation_Including_ABL_10713_11242578158.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/yard-waste/_ --- --- title: Richmond watering restrictions question: "Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Water, sewer, roads and snow owner: shared sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/water-restrictions/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/water-restrictions.json" --- # Richmond watering restrictions **Question:** Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions? **Short answer:** Yes. In the City of Richmond, Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784 brings in Stage 1 on May 1 each year, and no stage stays in force after October 15 unless the regional Commissioner says so. In Stage 1, residential lawns may be watered one morning a week. Stages 2 to 4 ban lawn watering. **Who handles it:** More than one level of government **Cost:** Bylaw notice: Stage 1 $100 ($75 if paid within 28 days), Stage 2 $200, Stage 3 $500. Stage 4 municipal ticket $1,000. Court fine $3,000 to $50,000 for a first offence. **Where:** - Email: Water Restriction Exemption Permit applications, SaveWater@richmond.ca - Phone: Community Bylaws (lawn watering complaints), 604-276-4345 - Online: Metro Vancouver water restrictions (current stage), https://metrovancouver.org/services/water/water-restrictions ## Key facts - **When restrictions apply:** Stage 1 comes into force on May 1 each year if no stage is already in force, and no stage stays in force after October 15 unless the Greater Vancouver Water District Commissioner declares otherwise. A higher stage (2 to 4) starts 72 hours after the Commissioner or the City's General Manager, Engineering & Public Works, publicly announces it. Metro Vancouver says restrictions run May 1 to October 15. (Sources differ: The City's Lawn Watering page heads its Stage 1 section 'Stage 1 - Sep 1 to Oct 15', which does not match the bylaw (May 1 start) or Metro Vancouver (May 1 to October 15). The bylaw is followed here. No current stage is stated in the files read; the City page mentions Stage 1 only.) - Source: [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784, s. 1.1.2, 1.1.4, 2.4.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - Official wording: "If no restriction stage is in force on May 1st of any year, Stage 1" … "Restrictions come into force on that date without prior declaration of the" … "seventy-two hours after the Commissioner or the General Manager," … "No Restriction Stage remains in force after October 15th of any year, unless the" - Source: [Water Restrictions, Metro Vancouver, intro](https://metrovancouver.org/services/water/water-restrictions) - Official wording: "Water restrictions are in effect from May 1 to October 15." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Sprinkling schedule:** Stage 1, residential lawns: even-numbered addresses Saturdays and odd-numbered addresses Sundays; automatic watering 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., manual watering 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. (apartment, townhouse and strata complexes use the complex's number, not the unit number). Stages 2, 3 and 4: lawn watering prohibited. Non-residential lawns in Stage 1: even addresses Monday, odd Tuesday, automatic 4 a.m. to 6 a.m., manual 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. - Source: [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784, Schedule A (Stage 1), Schedule B, C](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - Official wording: "Even-numbered civic addresses: on Saturdays from" … "5 am to 7 am if automatic watering, on Saturdays" … "from 6 am to 9 am if manual watering." … "Odd-numbered civic addresses: on Sundays from 5" … "Watering lawns Prohibited" … "the numerical portion of the street address that is assigned to the entire" … "complex, and not the individual unit number." - Source: [Lawn Watering, Residential Properties](https://www.richmond.ca/services/water-sewer-flood/water-services/savewater/lawn.htm) - Official wording: "Even numbered addresses on Saturdays from 5:00-7:00am if using automatic watering, or 6:00-9:00am if watering manually" … "Odd numbered addresses on Sundays from 5:00-7:00am if using automatic watering, or 6:00-9:00am if watering manually" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Allowed at any time:** Stage 1: trees, shrubs, decorative planters and flowers (not edible plants) may be watered any day at any time with a handheld hose, soaker hose, water container or drip irrigation, or 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. any day with a sprinkler. Edible plants and vegetable gardens are exempt. All hoses need an automatic shut-off device. Water not from the municipal system (rainwater, grey water, recycled water) is not restricted. In Stage 3 sprinklers and soaker hoses are banned for trees, shrubs and flowers. - Source: [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784, Schedule A, C; s. 2.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - Official wording: "A person may only water from 5 am to 9 am on any" … "day if using a sprinkler." … "A person may water on any day at any time if using a" … "handheld hose, soaker hose, water container, or drip" … "all hoses must have an automatic shut-off device;" … "Prohibited if using a sprinkler or soaker hose." - Source: [Lawn Watering, Additional Information](https://www.richmond.ca/services/water-sewer-flood/water-services/savewater/lawn.htm) - Official wording: "Edible plants are exempt from watering restrictions." … "These restrictions do not apply to the use of rainwater, grey water, or recycled water sources that are not part of the municipal drinking water system." - Source: [Water Restrictions, Metro Vancouver, Residential, Vegetable gardens](https://metrovancouver.org/services/water/water-restrictions) - Official wording: "Can be watered at any time" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **New lawns:** Yes, with a permit and only in Stage 1: for a new lawn (sod, turf or seed), new landscaping, or applying nematodes for European chafer beetle. Apply to the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works (Water Restriction Exemption Permit, emailed to SaveWater@richmond.ca); fee $42.50 (nil for nematodes on a metered property). Valid 21 days, extendable to 42 (nematode permits cannot be extended). No new permits in Stage 2; all revoked in Stage 3. - Source: [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784, s. 3.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - Official wording: "has installed a new lawn, either by placing sod or turf or by" … "is applying nematodes to a lawn to control the growth of" … "A permit is valid for the period of 21 days from the date of issue." … "must end on or before 42 days from the original date of issue" … "A permit issued under subsection 3.1.1(b) cannot be extended." … "No new permits issued or renewed." … "Prohibited. All permits issued for lawn watering are" … "affixed to a post facing the street servicing the property" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Water Use Restriction schedule, Schedule - Water Use Restriction](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Permit application fee for new lawns or landscaping (s.3.1.1(a)) $42.50" … "Permit application fee for nematode applications for European" - Source: [Lawn Watering, How do I apply for an exemption?](https://www.richmond.ca/services/water-sewer-flood/water-services/savewater/lawn.htm) - Official wording: "Send the completed application to SaveWater@richmond.ca along with the required documentation." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): Stage 1 $100 ($75 if paid within 28 days; $125 if paid after 60 days); Stage 2 $200 ($175 early; $225 late); Stage 3 $500 ($450 early; $525 late); watering contrary to a permit or failing to display a permit $100. Stage 4: municipal ticket $1,000 (Bylaw 7321 Schedule B16). On court conviction the fine is $3,000 to $50,000 for a first offence and $5,000 to $50,000 for later ones. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Watering contrary to Stage 1 Restrictions 2.2.1 No $ 100.00 $ 75.00 $ 125.00 n/a" … "Watering contrary to Stage 2 Restrictions 2.2.2 No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" … "Watering contrary to Stage 3 Restrictions 2.2.3 No $ 500.00 $ 450.00 $ 525.00 n/a" … "Watering contrary to the terms of a permit 3.1 No $ 100.00 $ 75.00 $ 125.00 n/a" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B16, Schedule B 16](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Watering contrary to Stage 4 Restrictions 2.2.4 $1,000" - Source: [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784, s. 6.2, 6.6](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - Official wording: "for a first conviction, not less than $3,000 and not more than $50,000;" … "for a second or subsequent conviction, not less than $5,000 and not more than" … "shall be subject to the penalty and procedures established in the Municipal Ticket" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Water Use Restriction Bylaw No. 7784 (Greater Vancouver Water District restriction stages are set regionally by Metro Vancouver). - Source: [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF RICHMOND WATER USE RESTRICTION BYLAW NO. 7784 EFFECTIVE DATE - SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY" … "Bylaw 9774 Page 13 SCHEDULE A to BYLAW NO. 10329 SCHEDULE A to BYLAW NO. 7784 STAGE 1 RESTRICTIONS Lot Water Use Restriction" - Source: [Water Restrictions, Metro Vancouver, Municipal enforcement](https://metrovancouver.org/services/water/water-restrictions) - Official wording: "Each Metro Vancouver member jurisdiction enforces water restrictions in their area." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) brings Stage 1 into force in the City of Richmond on May 1 each year if no stage is already in force. No stage stays in force after October 15 unless the Greater Vancouver Water District Commissioner declares otherwise. Metro Vancouver says restrictions run May 1 to October 15. A higher stage (2 to 4) starts 72 hours after the Commissioner or the City's General Manager, Engineering & Public Works, publicly announces it. To see which stage is in force now, check the Metro Vancouver water restrictions page. ## Stage 1 (residential) - Lawns: even-numbered addresses on Saturdays, odd-numbered on Sundays. Automatic watering 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.; manual watering 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Apartment, townhouse and strata complexes use the complex's address number, not the unit number. - Trees, shrubs, decorative planters and flowers: any day at any time with a handheld hose, soaker hose, water container or drip irrigation, or 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. any day with a sprinkler. - Edible plants and vegetable gardens are exempt. Water not from the municipal system (rainwater, grey water, recycled water) is not restricted. - All hoses need an automatic shut-off device. - Non-residential lawns: even addresses Monday, odd addresses Tuesday; automatic 4 a.m. to 6 a.m., manual 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. ## Stages 2 to 4 - Lawn watering is prohibited. In Stage 3, sprinklers and soaker hoses are also banned for trees, shrubs and flowers. ## Good to know - New lawns (sod, turf or seed), new landscaping and nematode treatment for European chafer beetle can be watered outside the schedule with a Water Restriction Exemption Permit, in Stage 1 only. Apply to the General Manager, Engineering & Public Works, by emailing SaveWater@richmond.ca. The fee is $42.50 (nil for nematodes on a metered property). A permit is valid 21 days and can be extended to 42 (nematode permits cannot be extended). No new permits in Stage 2, and all are revoked in Stage 3. - The City's lawn page heads its Stage 1 section "Sep 1 to Oct 15", which does not match the bylaw or Metro Vancouver. Check Metro Vancouver's page to confirm the dates. - Bylaw notices: Stage 1 $100 ($75 if paid within 28 days, $125 after 60 days); Stage 2 $200 ($175 early, $225 late); Stage 3 $500 ($450 early, $525 late). Watering contrary to a permit, or not displaying one, is $100. A Stage 4 municipal ticket is $1,000. - On court conviction the fine is $3,000 to $50,000 for a first offence and $5,000 to $50,000 for later ones. - Metro Vancouver lists Community Bylaws, 604-276-4345, for lawn watering information and complaints in Richmond. ## Official forms and pages - [Lawn Watering, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/water-sewer-flood/water-services/savewater/lawn.htm) - [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) - [Metro Vancouver Lawn Watering Restrictions](https://metrovancouver.org/services/water/water-restrictions) ## The same question elsewhere - [Watering restrictions in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/water-restrictions.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/water-restrictions.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/water-restrictions.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/water-restrictions.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/water-restrictions.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/water-restrictions.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/water-restrictions.md) ## Sources - [Water Use Restriction Bylaw 7784 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_778462496.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Lawn Watering, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/water-sewer-flood/water-services/savewater/lawn.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Water Restrictions, Metro Vancouver](https://metrovancouver.org/services/water/water-restrictions) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Water Use Restriction schedule (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B16 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with any government. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/water-restrictions/_ --- --- title: "Richmond dog licences: fees and how to get one" question: "How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-licence.json" --- # Richmond dog licences: fees and how to get one **Question:** How do I get a dog licence, and what does it cost? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond, every dog over eight weeks old needs a City licence each calendar year. A spayed or neutered dog costs $42, or $28.50 if paid before March 1. A dog that is not costs $95.50, or $68.75 before March 1. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Spayed or neutered: $28.50 before March 1, $42 after (owners 65 or older $15 before March 1). Not spayed or neutered: $68.75 before March 1, $95.50 after. Dangerous dog: $208 to $340. Replacement tag $8.50. Fees are non-refundable. **How long:** Licences run for the calendar year and expire December 31, not a year from purchase. Renewal reminders are mailed to previous licence holders. **Where:** - Online: Register a new dog or renew online (Visa or Mastercard), https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm - In person: Richmond City Hall (main floor), 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 (Visa, Mastercard, debit or cheque. No cash.) - By mail: Mail to Dog Licensing, Dog Licensing, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 (Cheque or money order only. A drop box at the City Hall Plaza also takes cheques or money orders.) - Email: Dog Licences, DogLicence@richmond.ca - Phone: Dog Licences, 604-247-4633 ## Key facts - **Licence required:** Yes. Every person who owns a dog over eight weeks old must get a licence for it and attach it to a collar or harness (or to a leash attached to the dog), and must show it on request of an Animal Control Officer. Exempt: dogs owned by and kept at a licensed commercial or hobby kennel, and dogs already licensed under the Livestock Protection Act or another jurisdiction's bylaw for the unexpired licence period. - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, s. 1.1.1, 2.5.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "Every person who owns any dog or dangerous dog over the age of eight" … "obtain a dog licence for such dog or dangerous dog in accordance" … "Commercial or Hobby Dog Kennels" … "pursuant to a bylaw of another jurisdiction" - Source: [Dog Licences, intro](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "all dog owners who reside in Richmond are required to purchase a licence and register their dog(s) that are over the age of eight weeks" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Issued by:** The City of Richmond (Animal Protection Services, Dog Licensing), not a regional district. The bylaw lets a Licence Inspector or Animal Control Officer issue licences and take fees for the City. - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, s. 1.2.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "A Licence Inspector or an Animal Control Officer, has the authority to:" … "issue dog licences and replacement dog licences" - Source: [Dog Licences, Payment Options](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "Online with Visa or Mastercard." … "Dog Licensing, Animal Protection Services, City of Richmond" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee, spayed or neutered:** $42 a year for a spayed or neutered dog. $28.50 if paid before March 1 of the licence year. Owners aged 65 or older pay $15 if paid before March 1 (spayed or neutered dog; proof of age and spay/neuter certificate needed). A veterinarian's written certificate is needed for the spayed/neutered rate. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing, Schedule - Dog Licencing, s. 2.1, 2.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Dog – Neutered or spayed Normal Fee $42.00" … "Prior to March 1st of the year for which the application is made $28.50" … "For seniors who are 65 years of age or older that have paid prior to March 1st $15.00" - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, s. 1.3.1, 2.1.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "must present written certification from a licenced veterinarian" … "every dog licence fee paid by an owner who is of the age of 65 or older, will be reduced by 50%" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee, not spayed or neutered:** $95.50 a year for a dog that is not spayed or neutered. $68.75 if paid before March 1 of the licence year. No senior discount. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing, Schedule - Dog Licencing](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Dog – Not neutered or spayed Normal Fee $95.50" … "Prior to March 1st of the year for which the application is made $68.75" - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, s. 2.1.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "(b) the dog or dangerous dog is neutered or spayed." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other fees and discounts:** Replacement tag (lost or stolen) or replacement for a valid licence from another jurisdiction: $8.50. Dangerous dogs: $208 to $340 (see dangerous-dogs). The brochure says failing to pay a licence or renewal fee 'will incur a late charge'. Fees are non-refundable and licences are not transferable. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing, Schedule - Dog Licencing](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "*Fee for a replacement tag for each dog tag lost or stolen; or for" … "$8.50 each dog licence to replace a valid dog licence from another jurisdiction" - Source: [Dog Licences, Things to Remember](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "Licence fees are non-refundable." … "Licences are not transferable." - Source: [Information for Dog Owners brochure, p. 2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) - Official wording: "Failure to pay your dog licence or renewal" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Renewal:** A licence is valid for the calendar year and expires December 31, not a year from purchase. Dogs must be licensed every year. Renewal reminders are mailed to previous licence holders; the lower rate applies if paid before March 1. - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, s. 2.2.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "Every dog licence expires on the thirty-first day of December" - Source: [Dog Licences, Dog Licence Renewals](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "Dogs must be licensed for every calendar year." … "Renewal reminders are mailed to all previously licensed dog owners within Richmond in December" - Source: [Information for Dog Owners brochure, p. 2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) - Official wording: "A dog licence is valid for a calendar year and" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to get one:** Online at richmond.ca/DogLicence (Visa or Mastercard); in person at City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road (main floor; Visa, Mastercard, debit or cheque); by mail to Attention: Dog Licensing, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 (cheque or money order only); or the drop box at the City Hall Plaza (cheque or money order only). No cash. Email DogLicence@richmond.ca or call 604-247-4633. - Source: [Information for Dog Owners brochure, p. 2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) - Official wording: "(Visa or MasterCard)" … "City Hall (main floor)" … "Richmond City Hall Plaza" … "Cash is not accepted at City Hall." - Source: [Dog Licences, Payment Options / Contacting us](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "By mailing a cheque or money order to Dog Licensing, Animal Protection Services" … "Note that City Hall does not accept cash" … "Contact Information DogLicence@richmond.ca 604-247-4633" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine, unlicensed dog:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $300 for failing to obtain a valid dog licence ($250 if paid within 28 days; $325 if paid after 60 days). For a dangerous dog: $500 ($450 early; $525 late). Failing to attach the licence: $200 ($150 early; $225 late). - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Failure to obtain a valid dog licence for a dog 1.1.1(a) No $ 300.00 $ 250.00 $ 325.00" … "1.1.1(a) No $ 500.00 $ 450.00 $ 525.00 n/a dangerous dog" … "1.1.1(b) No $ 200.00 $ 150.00 $ 225.00 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Dog Licencing Bylaw No. 7138 (licence requirement); fees are set in Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "DOG LICENCING BYLAW NO. 7138" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing, Schedule - Dog Licencing](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Dog Licencing Bylaw No. 7138" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Under [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf), anyone who owns a dog over eight weeks old in Richmond must licence it and attach the licence to a collar or harness (or to a leash attached to the dog). You must show it when an Animal Control Officer asks. Fees are set in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636. Licences are not transferable. Dogs kept at a licensed commercial or hobby kennel are exempt, and assistance dogs (including in training) certified by an acceptable training facility are licensed at no charge. ## Steps 1. Choose how to apply: online at richmond.ca/DogLicence, in person at City Hall, by mail, or at the City Hall Plaza drop box. 2. For the spayed or neutered rate, give a veterinarian's written certificate. A dog previously licensed as spayed or neutered does not need proof again at renewal. 3. Pay by Visa or Mastercard online. At City Hall, pay by Visa, Mastercard, debit or cheque. By mail or drop box, pay by cheque or money order. The City does not take cash. 4. Renew every year. Pay before March 1 for the lower rate. ## Good to know - The senior rate ($15) is for spayed or neutered dogs only. It applies if the dog was licensed the previous year and you pay before March 1, or if you acquired the dog this year and pay within 30 days. - There is no senior discount for a dog that is not spayed or neutered. - If a licensed dog changes owner during the year, the original owner must tell the City. - The brochure says a late charge applies if you do not pay on time, but the fee schedule gives no amount. - Having no licence can bring a bylaw notice of $300 ($250 if paid within 28 days, $325 after 60 days). Not attaching the licence is $200 ($150 early, $225 late). - A court can fine up to $10,000 on conviction. ## What you'll need - Veterinarian's written certificate that the dog is spayed or neutered (for the lower rate) - Proof of age, if you claim the 65 or older rate ## Official forms and pages - [Dog Licences, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) ## Related questions - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets.md) - [Richmond dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Richmond rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dangerous-dogs.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-licence.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/dog-licence.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/dog-licence.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/dog-licence.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/dog-licence.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/dog-licence.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dog-licence.md) ## Sources - [Dog Licences, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Information for Dog Owners brochure (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 9 of 9 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-licence/_ --- --- title: Richmond dog leash rules and off-leash areas question: "Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-leash-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-leash-rules.json" --- # Richmond dog leash rules and off-leash areas **Question:** Where can dogs be off leash, and what are the leash rules? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond, dogs must be on a leash on every street and in every public place, including parks, except inside a posted designated dog off-leash area. The City lists its off-leash parks and a map. Dogs are banned from some parks and sensitive areas. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** A bylaw notice for not leashing a dog is $150 ($125 if paid within 28 days, $175 after 60 days). **Where:** - Online: Dogs in Parks page and off-leash map, https://www.richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/dogsinparks.htm - Phone: BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services (report off-leash dogs), 604-709-4668 (Phone line open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. After hours, RCMP non-emergency 604-278-1212.) ## Key facts - **Leash rule:** Every dog owner must keep the dog on a leash at all times on any street or in any public place, and must not let the dog run at large. Exception: designated dog off-leash areas, where the owner must carry a leash, keep the dog in view and keep effective control so it returns when signalled. In parks, dogs must be on leash outside designated off-leash areas. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 2.3.2.1, 2.3.5.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "must keep such dog on a leash at all times while on any street or in" … "any public place; and" … "may not permit their dog to run at large" … "carries a leash;" … "keeps the dog in view at all times;" … "maintains effective control of the dog so that the dog immediately" - Source: [Dogs in Parks, Dog Off-Leash Areas](https://www.richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/dogsinparks.htm) - Official wording: "Dogs must be on-leash at all times unless in a designated dogs off-leash area." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Maximum leash length:** The bylaw defines a leash as no more than 3 metres long. A dangerous dog must be on a leash not longer than 1.2 metres, and muzzled, off its owner's property. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 1 Interpretation, 2.3.4.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "no more than three (3) meters in" … "on a leash not longer than 1.2 metres; and" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Off-leash areas:** Only in designated dog off-leash areas inside certain parks, which are posted by sign; elsewhere dogs stay on leash. The City lists them (for example Garden City Park, No. 3 Road Bark Park, South Arm Community Park, Steveston Community Park, Woodwards Slough, McDonald Beach Park) and has a Dogs Off-Leash Dynamic Map and a brochure. An owner may have no more than three dogs off leash at once (professional dog walkers with a valid off-leash permit may have up to six in McDonald Park and Woodwards Slough Park). - Source: [Dogs in Parks, Designated Dogs Off-Leash Locations](https://www.richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/dogsinparks.htm) - Official wording: "To view a detailed, dynamic map of all the current dog off-leash areas located within Richmond parks" … "Garden City Park - along Granville Avenue, near parking area" … "No. 3 Road Bark Park - south foot of No. 3 Road along South Dyke Trail" … "Dogs are permitted off-leash only in these specific, designated areas and must remain on-leash throughout the rest of the park." - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 2.3.5.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "No owner may have more than three (3) dogs off-leash at" … "a valid off-leash permit may have up to six (6) dogs off-leash in" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Places dogs are not allowed:** Dogs (and other animals) are not allowed in Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond Nature Park, North East Bog Forest, any environmentally sensitive area, or on a sports court, artificial turf field or running track. Exception: an assistance dog required by a person with a disability. - Source: [Public Parks and School Grounds Regulation Bylaw 8771, s. 2.5.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8771_-_07262158963.pdf) - Official wording: "With the exception of an assistance dog required by a person with a disability," … "(a) Terra Nova Rural Park;" … "(b) Richmond Nature Park;" … "(c) North East Bog Forest;" … "(d) an environmentally sensitive area; or" … "(e) a sports court, artificial turf field or running track." - Source: [Dogs in Parks, Non-Permitted Dog Areas](https://www.richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/dogsinparks.htm) - Official wording: "There are three places in Richmond where dogs are not permitted:" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cleaning up:** The owner must clean up immediately any dog excrement left on any parcel other than the owner's own. This applies whether or not the dog is under the owner's care at the time. Not required of the owner of an assistance dog. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 2.3.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "Every owner of a dog must ensure that any excrement deposited on" … "any parcel, other than the parcel of the owner, is cleaned up" … "do not apply to the owner of an assistance dog." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine, dog at large or off leash:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $150 for failing to leash a dog or letting a dog run at large ($125 if paid within 28 days; $175 if paid after 60 days). Dog off leash in an unauthorized park area: $150 ($125 early; $175 late). Failing to control a dog in an off-leash area: $150. Failing to leash a dog showing aggressive behaviour: $100 ($75 early; $125 late). - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Failure by owner to leash a dog 2.3.2.1(a) No $ 150.00 $ 125.00 $ 175.00 n/a" … "Permitting a dog to run at large 2.3.2.1(b) No $ 150.00 $ 125.00 $ 175.00 n/a" … "Failure to control a dog in a designated off- 2.3.5.1 No $ 150.00 $ 125.00 $ 175.00 n/a" … "Failure of owner to leash a dog displaying 2.3.5.3 No $ 100.00 $ 75.00 $ 125.00 n/a" - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Parks Bylaw 8771](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Animal off leash in unauthorized area 2.5.2(a) No $ 150.00 $ 125.00 $ 175.00 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 7932 (leashing, clean-up, off-leash areas); Public Parks and School Grounds Regulation Bylaw No. 8771 (parks). - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF RICHMOND ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7932 EFFECTIVE DATE - JUNE 13, 2005 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY" - Source: [Public Parks and School Grounds Regulation Bylaw 8771, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8771_-_07262158963.pdf) - Official wording: "PUBLIC PARKS AND SCHOOL GROUNDS" … "BYLAW NO. 8771" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) requires every dog owner in Richmond to keep the dog on a leash at all times on any street or in any public place, and not to let it run at large. The bylaw defines a leash as no more than 3 metres long. In parks, dogs must be on leash outside designated off-leash areas (see [Parks Bylaw 8771](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8771_-_07262158963.pdf)). On your own property a dog need not be leashed, but it must be securely confined. ## Steps 1. Check the City's Dogs Off-Leash map for an area near you. Off-leash areas are inside certain parks and posted by sign. Examples include Garden City Park, No. 3 Road Bark Park, South Arm Community Park, Steveston Community Park, Woodwards Slough and McDonald Beach Park. 2. In an off-leash area, carry a leash, keep your dog in view and keep it under control so it returns when signalled. 3. Leash your dog immediately if it shows aggressive behaviour, even in an off-leash area. 4. Clean up at once any dog excrement left on any land other than your own. ## Good to know - No more than three dogs off leash at once per owner. Professional dog walkers with a valid off-leash permit may have up to six in McDonald Park and Woodwards Slough Park. - Dogs and other animals are not allowed in Terra Nova Rural Park, Richmond Nature Park, North East Bog Forest, any environmentally sensitive area, or on a sports court, artificial turf field or running track. Dogs also must not enter a fountain, pond, pool, wading pool or water park. Assistance dogs are exempt from the first ban. - Assistance dog owners do not have to clean up. - A dangerous dog must be on a leash no longer than 1.2 metres, and muzzled, off its owner's property. - Bylaw notices: $150 for failing to leash or letting a dog run at large ($125 early, $175 late). Off leash in an unauthorized park area is also $150. Failing to leash an aggressive dog is $100 ($75 early, $125 late). - The City's park list includes some temporary or pilot sites, so confirm on the map. ## Official forms and pages - [Dogs Off-Leash Dynamic Map](https://corportal1.richmond.ca/portal/apps/storymaps/stories/bf3717ea749a47928816ad3463fc4c5c) - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-licence.md) - [Richmond rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dangerous-dogs.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog leash rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/dog-leash-rules.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/dog-leash-rules.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/dog-leash-rules.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/dog-leash-rules.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dog-leash-rules.md) ## Sources - [Dogs in Parks, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/parks-recreation/parks/dogsinparks.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation) (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Public Parks and School Grounds Regulation Bylaw 8771 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8771_-_07262158963.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-leash-rules/_ --- --- title: Richmond rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs question: "What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dangerous-dogs/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dangerous-dogs.json" --- # Richmond rules for aggressive and dangerous dogs **Question:** What are the rules for aggressive or dangerous dogs? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond, a "dangerous dog" is defined in Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, including dogs that have hurt a person or animal and certain pit bull breeds. Off its property it must be muzzled and on a leash no longer than 1.2 metres. At home it must be securely confined. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Dangerous dog licence: $275 spayed or neutered ($208 before March 1; $104 for owners 65 or older before March 1), $340 not spayed or neutered ($275 before March 1). Impound $689 first time in a calendar year, $1,347 after that, plus $35 a day. **Where:** - Phone: BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services (report a bite or aggressive dog), 604-709-4668 (Phone line open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, including statutory holidays. After hours, RCMP non-emergency 604-278-1212. Attack in progress, call 9-1-1.) - Email: BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services, RichmondAnimalServices@spca.bc.ca - Phone: Dog Licences, 604-247-4633 ## Key facts - **How a dog is declared dangerous or aggressive:** A dog is 'dangerous' by definition. It includes a dog that has killed or injured a person, or a companion or domestic animal while running at large; one an Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person; one that aggressively harasses or pursues a person or animal at large; a dog owned or trained for fighting; a Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Pit Bull, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, a cross of those, or a dog that looks predominantly like them; or a dog the SPCA, RCMP or another municipality has recorded as having killed, injured or aggressively harassed. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 1 Interpretation (Dangerous Dog)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "any dog that has killed or injured:" … "reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person;" … "any dog owned, primarily or in part, for the purpose of dog fighting or that is trained for dog fighting;" … "a Pit Bull Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Pit Bull," … "Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, or" … "according to the records of the SPCA, RCMP or" - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 8.3.6](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "an Animal Control Officer may seize a dog if the officer believes on reasonable grounds that the dog is a dangerous dog." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Rules for owners:** Off the owner's property the dog must be on a leash no longer than 1.2 m, muzzled, and under the control of an owner 19 or older. At home it must be securely confined at all times, indoors or in a locked enclosure (concrete, asphalt or wooden floor; wire or steel mesh sides and roof). It may never be off leash in an off-leash area. If found at large it can be impounded and quarantined for 14 days at the owner's expense. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), s. 2.3.4.2, 2.3.5.2(b), 8.3.4, definitions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "on a leash not longer than 1.2 metres; and" … "under the care and control of an owner who is 19 years of" … "keep such dangerous dog securely confined at all times, either indoors or in an" … "No owner may permit a dangerous dog to be off-leash in a" … "must be kept quarantined at the animal shelter for a period of 14 days at" … "means a securely enclosed and locked structure having a" - Source: [Information for Dog Owners brochure, p. 2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) - Official wording: "Dangerous dog owners must:" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Licence fee:** Annual dangerous dog licence: spayed or neutered $275 ($208 if paid before March 1; $104 for owners 65 or older before March 1); not spayed or neutered $340 ($275 before March 1). Impoundment fees for a dangerous dog: $689 first time in a calendar year, $1,347 second and later times, plus maintenance of $35 a day. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Dog Licencing; Animal Control](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Dangerous Dog – Not neutered or spayed Normal Fee $340.00" … "Prior to March 1st of the year for which the application is made $275.00" … "Dangerous Dog – Neutered or spayed Normal Fee $275.00" … "Prior to March 1st of the year for which the application is made $208.00" … "Dangerous Dog* $689.00" … "Dangerous Dog* $1,347.00" … "Dangerous Dog $35.00" - Source: [Dog Licences, Licence Fees](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "Dangerous dogs spayed or neutered Rate" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to report:** Call the BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services at 604-709-4668 (phone line open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, including statutory holidays), or email RichmondAnimalServices@spca.bc.ca, to report a dog bite, a dog off leash or running at large, or an aggressive dog. After hours call the RCMP non-emergency line at 604-278-1212. For a dog attack in progress call 9-1-1. - Source: [Animal Regulations, Animal Enquiries, Concerns & Investigations](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/regulations.htm) - Official wording: "follow-up on a dog bite, barking dog investigation and all other emergencies, contact:" … "RichmondAnimalServices@spca.bc.ca 604-709-4668 Phone line hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am-9:00pm" … "Phone line hours: Mon-Sun, 7:00am-9:00pm including Statutory holidays." … "After hours, call the RCMP Non-Emergency line at 604-278-1212." - Source: [Information for Dog Owners brochure, p. 1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) - Official wording: "To report a dog attack in progress, call 9-1-1." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $500 for failing to control or confine a dangerous dog, or failing to deliver one to an Animal Control Officer ($450 if paid within 28 days; $525 if paid after 60 days). Letting a dangerous dog off leash in an off-leash area: $300 ($275 early; $325 late). Unlicensed dangerous dog: $500. Animal that killed or injured a person or animal: $200; that aggressively pursued or harassed: $150. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Failure of owner to control a dangerous dog 2.3.4.2(a) No $ 500.00 $ 450.00 $ 525.00 n/a" … "Failure of owner to confine a dangerous dog 2.3.4.2(b) No $ 500.00 $ 450.00 $ 525.00 n/a" … "Permitting a dangerous dog off leash in a 2.3.5.2(b) No $ 300.00 $ 275.00 $ 325.00 n/a" … "Failure by owner to deliver a dangerous dog 8.3.4(b) No $500.00 $450.00 $525.00 n/a" … "Animal has killed or injured a person or animal 1.1.2(a) No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" … "Animal has aggressively pursued or harassed 1.1.2(b) No $ 150.00 $ 125.00 $175.00 n/a" - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "1.1.1(a) No $ 500.00 $ 450.00 $ 525.00 n/a dangerous dog" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 7932 (rules); Dog Licencing Bylaw No. 7138 (licence); fees in Consolidated Fees Bylaw No. 8636. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7932" - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "DOG LICENCING BYLAW NO. 7138" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) defines a dangerous dog. It includes a dog that has killed or injured a person, or a companion or domestic animal while running at large. It also includes a dog an Animal Control Officer has reasonable grounds to believe is likely to kill or seriously injure a person, one that aggressively harasses or pursues a person or animal at large, and one owned or trained for fighting. Pit Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Pit Bulls, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, crosses of those, and dogs that look predominantly like them are included. So is a dog the SPCA, RCMP or another municipality has recorded as having killed, injured or aggressively harassed. ## Steps 1. Off your property, keep the dog on a leash no longer than 1.2 metres, muzzled, and under the control of an owner aged 19 or older. 2. At home, keep it securely confined at all times, indoors or in a locked enclosure (concrete, asphalt or wooden floor; wire or steel mesh sides and roof). 3. Licence it at the dangerous dog rate (see the dog licence answer). 4. Never let it off leash in an off-leash area. ## Good to know - A dog found at large can be impounded and quarantined for 14 days at the owner's expense. - Before seizing a dog that bit or injured, the officer must consider whether the dog was preventing an unlawful act or doing law-enforcement work. An officer can apply to Provincial Court for an order that a dangerous dog be destroyed. - The City's pages do not describe an appeal process, and no signage or insurance requirement was found in the bylaws. Ask Animal Protection Services. - Bylaw notices: $500 for failing to control or confine a dangerous dog, or to deliver one to an Animal Control Officer ($450 if paid within 28 days, $525 after 60 days). Off leash in an off-leash area is $300 ($275 early, $325 late). Unlicensed dangerous dog is $500. An animal that killed or injured a person or animal is $200; one that aggressively pursued or harassed is $150. - Maintenance during impound is $35 for each day or part of a day. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - [Information for Dog Owners brochure (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-licence.md) - [Richmond dog leash rules and off-leash areas](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-leash-rules.md) - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dangerous dog rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/dangerous-dogs.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/dangerous-dogs.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/dangerous-dogs.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/dangerous-dogs.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/dangerous-dogs.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (consolidation) (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Information for Dog Owners brochure (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Dog Licences, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Animal Regulations, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/regulations.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dangerous-dogs/_ --- --- title: How many dogs or cats you can keep in Richmond question: "How many dogs or cats can I keep?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets.json" --- # How many dogs or cats you can keep in Richmond **Question:** How many dogs or cats can I keep? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond you may keep up to 3 dogs in a one- or two-family home and 2 dogs per unit in a multiple-family dwelling. There is no separate cat limit, but all household pets together are capped at 5 (one- or two-family) or 3 (multiple-family). **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** A bylaw notice for too many dogs is $200 ($175 if paid within 28 days, $225 after 60 days). **Where:** - Phone: Dog Licences, 604-247-4633 ## Key facts - **Dogs allowed:** No more than 3 dogs in a one-family or two-family dwelling, and no more than 2 dogs in a unit of a multiple-family dwelling. These dog limits do not apply to the housing and training of assistance dogs. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Part Two, s. 2.3.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "A person in a one-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling must not" … "permit more than three dogs to be kept in such dwelling at any time." … "A person in a unit of a multiple-family dwelling must not permit more" … "than two dogs to be kept in such unit at any time." … "do not apply to the housing and training of assistance dogs." - Source: [Dog Licences, Register a New Dog](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) - Official wording: "There is a maximum of three (3) dogs per one or two family dwelling and two (2) dogs per multiple family dwelling unit." - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Part Two, definition of Dog](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "means any member of the canine species which is six (6) or more" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Cats allowed:** None set. Richmond's bylaw sets no separate limit on cats; they count toward the combined pet limit. - **Other animal limits:** Combined limit: a maximum of 5 household pets in a one-family or two-family dwelling, or 3 in a multiple-family dwelling (subject to the per-species maximums and any strata bylaw). Rabbits: maximum 2 in any dwelling type. Pigeons (racing, homing or fancy): maximum 5 in a one- or two-family dwelling; none in a multiple-family dwelling. Exotic birds follow the pigeon rules. Aviaries must be at least 2 m from any property line. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Part Two, s. 2.1.1, 2.4.1.2, 2.5.2, 2.5.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "a maximum of five (5) household pets in a one-family dwelling or two-" … "a maximum of three (3) household pets in a multiple-family dwelling;" … "A person may keep a maximum of two (2) rabbits in a one-family dwelling," … "A person may keep a maximum of five (5) pigeons in a one-family dwelling or" … "A person must not keep pigeons in a multiple-family dwelling." … "An aviary must be located at least two (2) metres from any property line." … "apply also to exotic birds." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Exceptions:** Litters of puppies or kittens are not counted. Dog limits do not apply to assistance dogs. Strata bylaws may set lower limits. Poultry: not on parcels under 2,000 m² or in homes, except as provincial farm law permits. Farm animals: not in homes or on parcels under 2,000 m²; one per 2,000 m². - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Part Two, s. 2.1.2, 2.3.1.3, 3.1.1, 5.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "The limits prescribed in subsection 2.1.1 do not include any litter of puppies" … "do not apply to the housing and training of assistance dogs." … "a parcel with an area of less than 2,000 square metres (21,529 square feet)" … "Except as otherwise permitted by the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm)" … "exceeds one (1) domestic farm animal for each 2,000 square metres" - Source: [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138, s. 2.5.1(a)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) - Official wording: "Commercial or Hobby Dog Kennels" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $200 for more than 3 dogs in a one- or two-family dwelling, or more than 2 dogs in one unit of a multi-family dwelling ($175 if paid within 28 days; $225 if paid after 60 days). - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Possessing more than 3 dogs in a one-family 2.3.1.1 No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" … "Possessing more than 2 dogs in one unit of a 2.3.1.2 No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 7932 (Part Two, Household Pets). - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Part Two, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF RICHMOND ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7932 EFFECTIVE DATE - JUNE 13, 2005 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY" … "ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7932 The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows:" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) sets the limits in Richmond. For this limit a "dog" is a canine six months or older. Litters of puppies or kittens are not counted toward the household-pet limit. The dog limits do not apply to housing and training assistance dogs. A strata bylaw may set stricter limits. ## Good to know - Dogs: no more than 3 in a one-family or two-family dwelling, and no more than 2 in a unit of a multiple-family dwelling. - Cats: the bylaw sets no separate limit. They count toward the combined limit. - All household pets together: a maximum of 5 in a one-family or two-family dwelling, or 3 in a multiple-family dwelling, subject to the per-species limits. - Rabbits: at most 2 in any dwelling type. - Pigeons (racing, homing or fancy): at most 5 in a one- or two-family dwelling, and none in a multiple-family dwelling. Exotic birds follow the pigeon rules. Aviaries must be at least 2 m from any property line. - Poultry are not allowed on parcels under 2,000 m² or in homes, except as provincial farm law permits. Farm animals are not allowed in homes or on parcels under 2,000 m², and the limit is one per 2,000 m². - A bylaw notice for too many dogs is $200 ($175 early, $225 late). No ticket amount is listed for exceeding the combined pet limit. - Every dog over eight weeks old needs a City licence. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond dog licences: fees and how to get one](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/dog-licence.md) - [Richmond backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-chickens.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Dog and cat limits in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/how-many-pets.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/how-many-pets.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/how-many-pets.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/how-many-pets.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/how-many-pets.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/how-many-pets.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/how-many-pets.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Part Two (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Dog Licences, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/dogs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Dog Licencing Bylaw 7138 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw__7138__10231748842.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 6 facts was matched to the official text; 1 is recorded as not set. 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How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets/_ --- --- title: Richmond backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules question: "Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Pets, animals and wildlife owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-chickens/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-chickens.json" --- # Richmond backyard chickens, bees and livestock rules **Question:** Can I keep chickens, bees, or other livestock? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond, poultry such as chickens are not allowed on a parcel under 2,000 square metres (21,529 square feet) or in any home, except where the provincial Right to Farm Act or Agricultural Land Commission Act permits. Bees are allowed with limits on hives. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** No ticket amount for the poultry or beekeeping rules was found. A court fine on conviction is set in Part Ten of Bylaw 7932. **Where:** - Phone: BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services, 604-709-4668 ## Key facts - **Hens allowed:** No on ordinary city lots. Poultry (chickens, roosters, turkeys, geese, ducks, other fowl) may not be kept on a parcel under 2,000 m² (21,529 sq. ft.), or in, upon or under any structure used for human habitation, 'except as otherwise permitted by' the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act or the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Zoning also says only properties assessed as a 'farm' under the Assessment Act may raise livestock. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Parts Three, Five and Six, s. 3.1.1 and definition of Poultry](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "a person must not keep poultry:" … "on a parcel with an area of less than 2,000 square metres (21,529 square" … "in, upon, or under any structure used for human habitation." … "Except as otherwise permitted by the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm)" … "means a chicken, rooster, turkey, goose, duck, fowl, or other bird" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Specific Use Regulations, Zoning Bylaw 8500 s. 5.13.4(b)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "Only properties which are assessed as a “farm” under the Assessment Act are permitted" … "to raise livestock." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Most hens:** None set. Richmond's Animal Control Regulation Bylaw sets no hen limit, coop or run rules, or permit or registration for poultry. - **Roosters:** Roosters are poultry under the bylaw, so the same ban applies: not allowed on a parcel under 2,000 m² or in a home. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Parts Three, Five and Six, definition of Poultry; s. 3.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "means a chicken, rooster, turkey, goose, duck, fowl, or other bird" … "a parcel with an area of less than 2,000 square metres (21,529 square" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Coop rules:** None set. Richmond's Animal Control Regulation Bylaw sets no hen limit, coop or run rules, or permit or registration for poultry. - **Permit or registration:** None set. Richmond's Animal Control Regulation Bylaw sets no hen limit, coop or run rules, or permit or registration for poultry. - **Bees:** Allowed. Hives go in the rear yard, entrances facing away from the closest neighbour; within 8 m of a neighbouring home's property line a hive must be at least 2.5 m up or behind a solid fence or hedge at least 2 m high. None on a parcel with a multiple-family dwelling. Maximum hives: 2 on parcels under 1,000 m²; 4 on 1,000 to 2,000 m²; 6 on 2,000 to 4,000 m². - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Parts Three, Five and Six, s. 6.1, 6.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "each beehive is located in a rear yard away from the main street;" … "is positioned so that the entrance to the beehive faces away" … "a minimum of 2.5 metres above the ground; or" … "behind a solid fence or hedge a minimum of 2.0 metres in height" … "locate a beehive on any parcel containing a multiple family dwelling;" … "keep more than two (2) beehives on a parcel of less than 1,000 square" … "keep more than four (4) beehives on a parcel that is between 1,000 and" … "keep more than six (6) beehives on a parcel that is between 2,000 and 4,000" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other livestock:** Domestic farm animals (horse, mule, donkey, emu, hinny, llama, ostrich, pot belly pig, swine, sheep, goat, cow) may not be kept in any home, nor on a parcel under 2,000 m² (21,529 sq. ft.), and the ratio may not exceed one animal per 2,000 m². Furbearing animals (fox, beaver, marten, mink, raccoon, skunk, chinchilla, etc.) may not be kept in a home. Rabbits: maximum 2 per dwelling. Wild animals in captivity need adequate containment in the Animal Control Officer's opinion. - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Parts Three, Five and Six, s. 5.2, 7.1, 2.4.1.2, 4.1.1 and definitions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "A person must not keep a domestic farm animal in a one-family dwelling, two-" … "on a parcel where the ratio of domestic farm animals to parcel area" … "exceeds one (1) domestic farm animal for each 2,000 square metres" … "means a horse, mule, donkey, emu, hinny, llama, ostrich, pot" … "A person must not keep a furbearing animal in a one-family dwelling, two-family" … "A person may keep a maximum of two (2) rabbits in a one-family dwelling," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Animal Control Regulation Bylaw No. 7932 (Parts Three, Five, Six); Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500 (s. 5.13.4, agriculture as a secondary use). - Source: [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Parts Three, Five and Six, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF RICHMOND ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7932 EFFECTIVE DATE - JUNE 13, 2005 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Specific Use Regulations, Zoning s. 5.13.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "Agriculture is permitted as a secondary use in all zones" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) bans poultry (chickens, roosters, turkeys, geese, ducks and other fowl) on a parcel under 2,000 square metres, or in, upon or under any structure used for human habitation, "except as otherwise permitted by" the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act or the Agricultural Land Commission Act. Roosters are poultry, so the same ban applies. The Zoning Bylaw also says only properties assessed as a "farm" under the Assessment Act may raise livestock, and that covenants on a title may prohibit raising chickens or other animals. ## Good to know - The bylaw sets no maximum number of hens, no coop or run rules, and no permit or registration for poultry. Where poultry are allowed they must not create a nuisance, and the premises must be kept sanitary. Ask the City's zoning staff about your lot. - Other farm animals (horse, donkey, llama, pot belly pig, swine, sheep, goat, cow and similar) may not be kept in a home or on a parcel under 2,000 square metres, and the limit is one animal per 2,000 square metres. - Furbearing animals such as fox, mink, raccoon and skunk may not be kept in a home. Rabbits: at most 2 per dwelling. - Bees are allowed. Hives go in the rear yard with entrances facing away from the closest neighbour. None are allowed on a parcel with a multiple-family dwelling. - Hive limits: 2 on a parcel under 1,000 square metres, 4 on 1,000 to 2,000, and 6 on 2,000 to 4,000. No maximum is stated above 4,000. - A hive within 8 metres of a neighbouring home's property line must be at least 2.5 metres up or behind a solid fence or hedge at least 2 metres high. - No hive licence or registration was found. ## Official forms and pages - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, section 5.13 Specific Use Regulations (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) ## Related questions - [How many dogs or cats you can keep in Richmond](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/how-many-pets.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Backyard chicken rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-chickens.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/backyard-chickens.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/backyard-chickens.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/backyard-chickens.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/backyard-chickens.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/backyard-chickens.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/backyard-chickens.md) ## Sources - [Animal Control Regulation Bylaw 7932, Parts Three, Five and Six (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_No_7932_Consolidation_07272057004.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Specific Use Regulations (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Animal Regulations, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/animals/regulations.htm) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 8 facts was matched to the official text; 3 are recorded as not set. 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How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-chickens/_ --- --- title: Richmond RV, boat and trailer parking rules question: "Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Parking, tickets and driving owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/rv-boat-trailer-parking/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/rv-boat-trailer-parking.json" --- # Richmond RV, boat and trailer parking rules **Question:** Can I park an RV, boat, or trailer on the street or in my yard? **Short answer:** In the City of Richmond, a recreational vehicle may not be parked on any street between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., a trailer may not be parked on a street without its towing vehicle attached, and no vehicle may stay in one place on a street over 72 consecutive hours. No rule for RVs in yards was found. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notice: $50 for an RV on a street from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. ($35 if paid within 28 days, $75 after 60 days); $50 for parking over 72 hours; $110 for an unattached trailer ($65 early, $135 late). **Where:** - Phone: Community Bylaws, 604-276-4345 ## Key facts - **On the street:** A recreational vehicle may not be parked on any street between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. No vehicle may stay at one place on a street longer than 72 consecutive hours. A trailer may not be parked on a street without the towing vehicle attached. Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., parking more than 3 hours on a street beside residential or commercial premises is banned unless the premises are your own property or residence (or your employer's). Parking on a street to store or repair a vehicle is also banned. - Source: [Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870 (consolidated), s. 12.4(w), 12.4(d), 12.4(l), 12.4(h), 12.11](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_5870_03092678642.pdf) - Official wording: "which is a recreational vehicle on any street between the hours of" … "8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;" … "at any one place on any street for a period longer than 72 consecutive hours;" … "for more than 3" … "hours unless such premises are the property or residence of such person or" … "No person shall park a trailer on any highway without the motive power unit attached." - Source: [Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870 (consolidated), definition](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_5870_03092678642.pdf) - Official wording: "means a vehicle designed to provide temporary living accommodation for travel, vacation or recreational use, and designed to be driven, towed or transported." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **On your property:** No rule found on where an RV, boat or trailer may be kept on a residential lot. The Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw counts boats, recreational vehicles and trailers as 'vehicles', and treats a 'derelict vehicle' (not validly insured or licensed, not able to move under its own power, or missing parts) as rubbish, except one such vehicle parked or stored on hard surfacing. - Source: [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162, definitions of Vehicle and Derelict Vehicle](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) - Official wording: "snowmobile, boat, recreational vehicle, aeroplane, trailer," … "is not validly insured and/or licenced, if such" … "but excludes one such vehicle on a piece of real" … "property, which vehicle may only be parked or stored on" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Living in an RV:** Not confirmed. Not found in the official sources that were read. - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A, Traffic Bylaw 5870): recreational vehicle on a roadway 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. $50 ($35 if paid within 28 days; $75 if paid after 60 days); parking over 72 hours $50 ($35 early; $75 late); parking an unattached trailer $110 ($65 early; $135 late). - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Traffic Bylaw 5870](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Parking over 72 hours 12.4 (d) n/a $ 50.00 $ 35.00 $ 75.00 n/a" … "Parking of recreational vehicle on a roadway 12.4 (w) n/a $ 50.00 $ 35.00 $ 75.00 n/a" … "Parking an unattached trailer 12.11 No $ 110.00 $ 65.00 $ 135.00 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw No. 5870 (street parking); Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw No. 7162 (derelict vehicles); Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500 (land use). - Source: [Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870 (consolidated), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_5870_03092678642.pdf) - Official wording: "BYLAW NO. 5870 23 12.13 No person shall stop a vehicle in any parking space designated or reserved by a" … "(i) zoned under section 14 (Agriculture and Golf Zones) of the City of Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500, as amended; or (ii) owned by the City and maintained under existing policies or practices." - Source: [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF RICHMOND UNSIGHTLY PREMISES REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7162 EFFECTIVE DATE - JULY 23, 2001 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Street parking in the City of Richmond is set by [Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_5870_03092678642.pdf). The bylaw does not mention boats, so a boat on a trailer is covered by the trailer rule. Posted signs can set shorter limits. ## Steps 1. For a street, follow the rules below and any posted signs. 2. For a driveway or yard, the bylaws read do not set a rule for where an RV, boat or trailer may be kept on a residential lot. Ask Community Bylaws at 604-276-4345 before you rely on that. ## Good to know - A recreational vehicle may not be parked on any street between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. - No vehicle may stay at one place on a street longer than 72 consecutive hours. - A trailer may not be parked on a street without the towing vehicle attached. - Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., parking more than 3 hours on a street beside residential or commercial premises is banned unless the premises are your own property or residence (or your employer's). Parking on a street to store or repair a vehicle is also banned. - On your own property, the Unsightly Premises Bylaw counts boats, recreational vehicles and trailers as vehicles. A derelict vehicle (not validly insured or licensed, unable to move under its own power, or missing parts) is treated as rubbish, except one such vehicle parked or stored on hard surfacing. - No bylaw text read says whether you may live or sleep in an RV on a lot. ## Official forms and pages - [Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_5870_03092678642.pdf) - [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/unsightly-property.md) - [Richmond zoning: find your zone and what it allows](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning-lookup.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [RV, boat and trailer parking rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/rv-boat-trailer-parking.md) ## Sources - [Traffic Control and Regulation Bylaw 5870 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_5870_03092678642.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notices, City of Richmond](https://cms.richmond.ca/Page20651.aspx) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 4 of 5 facts was matched to the official text; 1 could not be confirmed. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/rv-boat-trailer-parking/_ --- --- title: "Richmond noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines" question: "What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Richmond?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/noise-rules/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/noise-rules.json" --- # Richmond noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines **Question:** What are the noise rules and quiet hours in Richmond? **Short answer:** Richmond's Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 sets no single set of quiet hours. It bans noise that disturbs neighbours, amplified music from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m., and animal noise lasting over half an hour. Report noise to Community Bylaws at 604-276-4345. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** A bylaw notice for noise is $200 ($175 if paid within 28 days, $225 after 60 days). **Where:** - Phone: Community Bylaws, 604-276-4345 (Regular business hours.) - Email: Community Bylaws, bylawrequest@richmond.ca - Online: Report a Problem, https://infocentre.richmond.ca/app/ask_pre/ - Phone: RCMP non-emergency (yelling, shouting, parties), 604-278-1212 - Phone: BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services (barking dogs), 604-709-4668 ## Key facts - **General rule:** No one may make a sound in a street, park or similar public place that disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest or enjoyment of people nearby. An owner or occupier must not make or allow a sound on the property that can be easily heard off the premises and disturbs the neighbourhood. Animal noise (such as a barking dog) going on continually, sporadically or erratically for over half an hour is prohibited. Decibel limits also apply. - Source: [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (consolidated), s. 3.1.1, 3.2.1(a)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) - Official wording: "must not make or cause a sound in a street, park, plaza or similar public" … "place which disturbs or tends to disturb the quiet, peace, rest, enjoyment," … "which can be easily heard by a person not on the same" … "for any period in excess of one-half hour of time;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Quiet hours:** No single set of quiet hours for ordinary noise. The decibel limits drop at 'nighttime', defined as any time outside daytime (daytime is 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays and holidays). Amplified music, live or recorded, is prohibited from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. any day. - Source: [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (consolidated), definitions; s. 3.2.1(e)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) - Official wording: "from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday;" … "from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on a Sunday or holiday;" … "means any period of any day not specifically defined as daytime;" … "the sound made by amplified music, whether pre-recorded or live, after" … "11:00 p.m. and before 8:00 a.m. on any day;" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Construction hours:** Construction noise is allowed only: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (not a holiday); Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (not a holiday); Sunday or a holiday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., only for construction on a residential building or structure done personally by the owner or occupier (construction sites and crews may not work). The sound must not exceed 85 dBA measured at 15.2 m (50 ft) from the source. - Source: [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (consolidated), s. 4.1.1(m)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) - Official wording: "85 dBA when measured at a distance of 15.2m (50 feet) from that source of" … "between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday that is not a" … "between 10:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Saturday that is not a holiday for" … "between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on a Sunday or holiday, provided" … "undertaken personally by the owner or occupier of the" - Source: [Noise Regulations, Construction Noise](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/noise.htm) - Official wording: "Construction sites and crews may not conduct work." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Other limits:** Outdoor decibel limits by zone, measured at the receiver: a residential (quiet-zone) receiver may be exposed to 55 dBA by day and 45 dBA at night from a quiet-zone source (60 and 50 from other zones); 70 dBA in activity zones. Also prohibited: engines without mufflers, misused horns, audio advertising heard on a street, and lawn and garden power equipment outside permitted hours. Exempt: emergency vehicles, permitted events, daytime garbage collection, outdoor sport 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., normal farm practices. - Source: [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (consolidated), s. 2.1-2.3, Schedule B, 3.2.1, 4.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) - Official wording: "55 dBA or 65 dBC when received at a point of reception in a Quiet" … "45 dBA or 55 dBC when received at a point of reception in a Quiet" … "the sound made by a combustion engine that is operated without using an" … "sound produced by audio advertising which:" … "by outdoor athletic activity that takes place between 8:00 a.m. and 10:30" … "by a garbage collection service during the daytime;" … "by normal farm practices on a farm operation as defined by and protected by" … "where the source of the sound and the point of reception is within the" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Who to call, business hours:** Community Bylaws, 604-276-4345 or bylawrequest@richmond.ca, or the online Report a Problem form; City Hall main line 604-276-4000. Noise that does not need police attention is handled by Community Bylaws in regular business hours. - Source: [Noise Regulations, Intro / Report a Problem](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/noise.htm) - Official wording: "can be investigated by the Community Bylaws Department within regular business hours." … "complete the Report a Problem form online to have the right department contact you, or call us at 604-276-4000." - Source: [Concerned? Who to Talk to, I have a concern related to a bylaw infraction](https://www.richmond.ca/culture/social/homelessness/contacts.htm) - Official wording: "excessive noise/amplified sound" … "Contact: 604-276-4345 or email bylawrequest@richmond.ca" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Who to call, after hours:** Richmond RCMP non-emergency line, 604-278-1212, for disturbances such as yelling, shouting or parties. - Source: [Noise Regulations, Report a Problem](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/noise.htm) - Official wording: "Disturbances such as yelling, shouting or parties should be reported to the Richmond Non-Emergency RCMP at 604-278-1212." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $200 for exceeding permitted sound levels or noise that disturbs the neighbourhood ($175 if paid within 28 days; $225 if paid after 60 days). Prohibited types of noise (such as barking dogs, amplified music at night): $300 ($250 early; $350 late). Prohibited construction noise: $500 ($450 early; $550 late). Missing construction noise sign: $300. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Making or causing noise in a quiet zone which 2.1.1 No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" … "Making or causing a noise which disturbs the 3.1.1 No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" … "Making or causing a prohibited type of noise 3.2.1 No $ 300.00 $ 250.00 $ 350.00 n/a" … "Prohibited construction noise 3.2.1 (h) No $500.00 $450.00 $550.00 n/a" … "Failure to install or maintain construction noise 4.1.2 No $ 300.00 $ 250.00 $ 325.00 n/a" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Noise Regulation Bylaw No. 8856. - Source: [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (consolidated), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) - Official wording: "NOISE REGULATION BYLAW NO. 8856" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) does not set one set of quiet hours for ordinary noise. Nobody may make a sound in a street, park or similar public place that disturbs the quiet, peace, rest or enjoyment of people nearby. An owner or occupier must not make or allow a sound that can be easily heard off the property and disturbs the neighbourhood. Animal noise that goes on continually, sporadically or erratically for over half an hour is prohibited. Decibel limits by zone also apply, and they drop at night. Daytime is 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays and holidays. The City does not regulate aircraft noise; YVR Noise Management handles it. ## Steps 1. Amplified music, live or recorded, is prohibited from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m. on any day. 2. Construction noise is allowed Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (not a holiday), and Saturday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (not a holiday). On Sundays and holidays it is allowed 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., only for work on a residential building done personally by the owner or occupier. Crews and construction sites may not work then. 3. Lawn and garden power equipment: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. 4. To report noise, use the online Report a Problem form or call Community Bylaws at 604-276-4345 in regular business hours. For yelling, shouting or parties, call the RCMP non-emergency line, 604-278-1212. For barking dogs, call BC SPCA Richmond Animal Services at 604-709-4668. ## Good to know - Where construction is valued over $150,000, a construction-noise sign is required. The General Manager may grant an exemption of up to 48 hours. - Other banned noise includes engines without mufflers, misused horns, and audio advertising heard on a street. Emergency vehicles, permitted events, daytime garbage collection and normal farm practices are exempt. - Bylaw notices: $200 for exceeding permitted sound levels or disturbing the neighbourhood ($175 early, $225 late). Prohibited types of noise such as barking dogs or night amplified music are $300 ($250 early, $350 late). Prohibited construction noise is $500 ($450 early, $550 late). A missing construction-noise sign is $300. A court fine on conviction can be up to $10,000. ## Official forms and pages - [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) - [Noise Regulations page](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/noise.htm) ## Related questions - [Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Noise bylaws in British Columbia: quiet hours, construction hours and fines by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/noise-rules.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/noise-rules.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/noise-rules.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/noise-rules.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/noise-rules.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/noise-rules.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/noise-rules.md) ## Sources - [Noise Regulations, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/noise.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Noise Regulation Bylaw 8856 (consolidated) (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8856_07242369236.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Information for Dog Owners brochure (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/dog_owners_info11507.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Concerned? Who to Talk to, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/culture/social/homelessness/contacts.htm) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 8 of 8 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/noise-rules/_ --- --- title: Richmond unsightly property rules and how to report question: "How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Richmond?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/unsightly-property/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/unsightly-property.json" --- # Richmond unsightly property rules and how to report **Question:** How do I report an unsightly or overgrown property in Richmond? **Short answer:** To report an unsightly, rubbish-filled or overgrown property in the City of Richmond, use the City's online Report a Problem form and choose your concern from the drop-down menu. Owners and occupiers must keep grass to 20 cm or less and remove rubbish and graffiti. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notice $450 for an unsightly property or rubbish ($300 if paid within 28 days, $500 after 60 days); $150 for grass over 20 cm or uncleared growth. Municipal ticket $1,000 or $500. **Where:** - Online: Report a Problem or Request a Service (Customer Feedback page), https://infocentre.richmond.ca/app/ask_pre/ - Phone: City of Richmond general line, 604-276-4000 - Phone: Graffiti Hotline (City-owned property), 604-270-8721 ## Key facts - **What counts:** An owner or occupier must not let property become or stay 'unsightly' or let rubbish, filth, discarded materials or noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter collect on or around it. They must remove rubbish and graffiti, clear unsightly brush, trees, weeds or other growth and noxious weeds, and keep grass trimmed to no more than 20 cm. 'Unsightly' includes accumulated junk, litter, refuse or derelict vehicles, derelict fences, dead or uncontrolled landscaping, graffiti, and buildings showing physical decay or neglect. Placing graffiti on or near a public place, and rubbish on public property, are also banned. - Source: [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162, s. 1.1-1.4, definition of Unsightly](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) - Official wording: "An owner or occupier of real property must not:" … "allow such property to become or remain unsightly; or," … "keep grass trimmed to a height of not more than 20 centimetres." … "A person must not place graffiti on walls, fences, or elsewhere on or" … "the accumulation of junk, filth, litter, brush," … "derelict fence(s); (c) landscaping that is dead, characterized by uncontrolled growth or significant lack" - Source: [Unsightly Premises & Graffiti, What is an Unsightly Premises?](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/unsightly.htm) - Official wording: "An unsightly premises is characterised by the excessive accumulation of rubbish, filth and discarded materials on a property." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to report:** Use the City's Customer Feedback page: choose your concern in the 'Report a Problem or Request a Service' drop-down. For graffiti call the Graffiti Hotline at 604-270-8721 (City-owned property). General line 604-276-4000. - Source: [Unsightly Premises & Graffiti, Reporting Unsightly Premises or Graffiti](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/unsightly.htm) - Official wording: "To report an unsightly property or graffiti, head to the Customer Feedback page" … "Graffiti should be reported through the Graffiti Hotline at 604-270-8721." … "contact us at 604-276-4000." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What happens next:** A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may serve an Order to Comply requiring the offending material be removed or cleared within 10 days of service (or another reasonable time if special circumstances exist). The order can be appealed to Council by written notice to the City Clerk at least 72 hours before the deadline. If the owner does not comply, City staff or a contractor may enter and clear it at the owner's expense; charges unpaid by December 31 are added to the property taxes as taxes in arrears. - Source: [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162, s. 2.1-2.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) - Official wording: "within 10 days of service of such Order to Comply." … "may set a time to comply, other than 10 days, that is reasonable in the circumstances." … "at least 72 hours prior to the expiration of the time given in the Order to" … "may enter on the" … "real property, at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, to remove or" … "at the expense of the defaulting owner or" … "form part of the taxes payable on such property, as taxes in arrears." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $450 for letting property become or remain unsightly or letting rubbish accumulate ($300 if paid within 28 days; $500 if paid after 60 days). Grass over 20 cm, or uncleared brush, trees, weeds or noxious weeds: $150 ($100 early; $200 late). Graffiti: $450. Municipal ticket (Bylaw 7321 Schedule B14): $1,000 for unsightly property or rubbish, graffiti or failing to meet an Order to Comply; $500 for brush, weeds or grass over 20 cm. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Unsightly Premises Bylaw 7162](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Allow property to become or remain unsightly 1.1.1(a) No $ 450.00 $ 300.00 $ 500.00 n/a" … "Failure to clear or cause such property to be 1.2.1(b) No $ 150.00 $ 100.00 $ 200.00 n/a" … "Failure to keep grass trimmed to a height of 1.2.1(d) No $ 150.00 $ 100.00 $ 200.00 n/a" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B14, Schedule B 14](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Allow property to become or remain unsightly 1.1.1 (a) $1,000" … "Failure to keep grass trimmed to a height of not more 1.2.1(d) $500" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw No. 7162. - Source: [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) - Official wording: "CITY OF RICHMOND UNSIGHTLY PREMISES REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7162 EFFECTIVE DATE - JULY 23, 2001 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY" … "CITY OF RICHMOND UNSIGHTLY PREMISES REGULATION BYLAW NO. 7162 PART ONE: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1.1 Property Owner or Occupier Prohibitions" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Under the [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf), an owner or occupier in the City of Richmond must not let property become or stay unsightly, or let rubbish, filth, discarded materials or noxious matter collect. They must remove rubbish and graffiti, clear unsightly brush, trees, weeds and noxious weeds, and keep grass trimmed to no more than 20 cm. "Unsightly" includes accumulated junk, litter, refuse or derelict vehicles, derelict fences, dead or uncontrolled landscaping, graffiti, and buildings showing physical decay or neglect. One derelict vehicle parked or stored on hard surfacing is excluded. ## Steps 1. Note the address and what the problem is. 2. Go to the City's Customer Feedback page, choose your concern in the Report a Problem or Request a Service drop-down, and submit it. The City's general line is 604-276-4000. 3. For graffiti on City-owned property, call the Graffiti Hotline at 604-270-8721. On private property, the City regulates upkeep under Bylaw 7162 rather than removing graffiti. ## Good to know - A Bylaw Enforcement Officer may serve an Order to Comply requiring the material be removed or cleared within 10 days of service (or another reasonable time in special circumstances). - An order can be appealed to Council by written notice to the City Clerk at least 72 hours before the deadline. - If the owner does not comply, City staff or a contractor may clear the property at the owner's expense. Charges unpaid by December 31 are added to the property taxes. - A bylaw notice is $450 for an unsightly property or rubbish ($300 if paid within 28 days, $500 after 60 days). Grass over 20 cm or uncleared growth is $150 ($100 early, $200 late). Graffiti is $450. A municipal ticket is $1,000 for unsightly property, rubbish, graffiti or failing to meet an Order to Comply, and $500 for brush, weeds or grass over 20 cm. - On conviction in court the fine is $1,000 to $10,000. ## Official forms and pages - [Unsightly Premises & Graffiti page](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/unsightly.htm) - [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Unsightly property fines in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/unsightly-property.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/unsightly-property.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/unsightly-property.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/unsightly-property.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/unsightly-property.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/unsightly-property.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/unsightly-property.md) ## Sources - [Unsightly Premises & Graffiti, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/unsightly.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Unsightly Premises Regulation Bylaw 7162 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_7162_052719_53806.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B14 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/unsightly-property/_ --- --- title: Richmond backyard fire and burning rules question: "Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Richmond?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire.json" --- # Richmond backyard fire and burning rules **Question:** Can I have a backyard fire or burn yard waste in Richmond? **Short answer:** No. In the City of Richmond, open-air fires of any kind, including campfires, bonfires and portable fire pits, are banned at any time of year. The only exception is an appliance designed and used for cooking food, such as a gas, propane or charcoal barbecue. Yard waste cannot be burned. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** A bylaw notice for open-air burning without a permit is $200 ($150 if paid within 28 days, $250 after 60 days). **Where:** - Phone: Richmond Fire-Rescue, 604-278-5131 - Phone: Fire in progress or out of control, 9-1-1 ## Key facts - **Backyard campfires:** No. The Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw bans lighting or burning any fire in the open air, or in a portable incinerator, chiminea or other portable appliance, for any purpose, unless expressly exempt. The only exemption is a natural gas, charcoal or propane fuelled outdoor heater, outdoor fireplace, barbecue or other appliance designed and used for cooking food. Richmond Fire-Rescue says backyard, beach and park campfires, bonfires and portable fire pits are not permitted at any time of year. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, s. 4.1.1(f), 4.5.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "light, ignite, start or burn, or cause, suffer or allow to be lighted," … "any fire in the open air or within any" … "portable incinerator, chiminea or other portable appliance or device for" … "any purpose, unless expressly exempted under Section 4.5.1 of this" … "No permit is required for open air burning:" … "within a natural gas, charcoal, or propane fuelled outdoor heater," … "outdoor fireplace, barbeque or other appliance designed and used for the" - Source: [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue, FAQ 03](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) - Official wording: "Campfires, bonfires and other recreational open fires" … "are not permitted within the City of Richmond at any time" … "Portable fire pits and similar open-flame devices" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Burning yard waste:** Not for yard waste or residential cleanup. Limited open-air burning may be considered only for qualifying agricultural land and vegetative material, from October 1 to April 30, and needs both a Richmond Fire-Rescue permit and Metro Vancouver authorization. Permit conditions in the bylaw include: an adult attending at all times; one pile of no more than 5 m³; at least 30.5 m from structures, standing timber and watercourses; no burning before 7 a.m.; no fuel added after sunset. - Source: [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue, Outdoor Burning Permits](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - Official wording: "This permit process is intended for qualifying agricultural land" … "It is not intended for" … "residential yard cleanup, recreational fires or the routine" … "Permitted outdoor burning may only take place between" … "October 1 and April 30." - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, s. 4.5.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "a minimum of one (1) adult must be in attendance at all times during" … "only one burning site pile, no larger than five cubic metres, is" … "not less than 30.5 metres (100 feet) from" … "burning must not commence prior to 7:00 a.m. and no stumps, trees" - Source: [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue, FAQ 03, 05](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) - Official wording: "Do not burn yard waste." … "A homeowner cannot obtain an agricultural permit simply" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Permit:** Agricultural burning only: apply to Richmond Fire-Rescue (download the burn permit application and submit it through the upload form) and also get Metro Vancouver authorization (registration under Bylaw 1355 or an open-burning approval under Bylaw 1082; Metro Vancouver's Open Burning program 604-432-6237, OBER@metrovancouver.org). The Consolidated Fees Bylaw sets a general fire permit fee of $29 (s. 4.3); a burn-specific fee is not stated. Allow at least two weeks for processing. - Source: [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue, Outdoor Burning Permits; Metro Vancouver](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - Official wording: "Download 2026 Permit Upload Completed Permit" … "A Richmond Fire-Rescue permit does not replace the required" … "Metro Vancouver authorization." … "registration under the Open" … "Burning Emission Regulation or a separate open-burning approval." … "604-432-6237 or OBER@metrovancouver.org" … "Please allow a minimum of two weeks for permit processing." - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing, Schedule - Fire Protection and Life Safety](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Fees & Cost Recovery Description Section Fee Units Permit 4.3 $29.00 Permit Inspection, first hour 4.3 $114.00 Permit Inspection, subsequent hours or 4.3 $70.00" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fire bans:** Richmond's burning rules apply year-round regardless of provincial fire restrictions; a provincial campfire ban ending does not make campfires legal in Richmond. Richmond may add extra restrictions in extreme heat, dry conditions or elevated fire risk. For an approved agricultural burn, check the Metro Vancouver Zone 1 ventilation forecast each day. Questions: Richmond Fire-Rescue 604-278-5131. - Source: [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue, FAQ 03, 06, 07](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) - Official wording: "A provincial campfire ban ending" … "does not make campfires legal inside Richmond." … "Richmond may also introduce additional restrictions during" … "periods of extreme heat, dry conditions or elevated fire risk." … "contact Richmond Fire-Rescue through the online contact page or call 604-278-5131." - Source: [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue, Metro Vancouver Burning Information](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - Official wording: "Check the daily burning forecast for Zone 1, which includes" … "Richmond, before starting or continuing an authorized burn." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Instead of burning:** Put yard and garden trimmings in the Green Cart (collected weekly), or drop them at the Richmond Recycling Depot, 5555 Lynas Lane: first cubic yard free for residents, then $25 per cubic yard. Ecowaste Industries, 15500 Blundell Rd, also takes yard trimmings (City page gives no fee). Metro Vancouver also lists chipping, grinding, shredding, composting and mulching. - Source: [Green Cart Recycling, Steps to recycle](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) - Official wording: "by 7:30 a.m. each week on your designated collection day" - Source: [Utility Rates, Recycling and Solid Waste Management](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) - Official wording: "Recycle food scraps, food soiled paper, and yard trimmings in your Green Cart." - Source: [Yard Trimmings Drop-off, intro](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) - Official wording: "Richmond residents can drop off yard trimmings at the City Recycling Depot free of charge, in amounts less than one cubic yard." … "For subsequent cubic yards there is a fee of $25.00 per cubic yard." … "Richmond residents can drop off yard trimmings at the City Recycling Depot free of charge" … "Ecowaste Industries Limited" - Source: [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue, Metro Vancouver Resources](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - Official wording: "Review options such as chipping, grinding, shredding, composting," - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $200 for open-air burning without a permit ($150 if paid within 28 days; $250 if paid after 60 days); $200 for failing to comply with open-air burning permit conditions. In parks: an open flame or wood stove, camp stove or barbecue $200 ($150 early; $250 late). The City can also bill attendance by Fire-Rescue: $576 per vehicle for the first hour and $294 per half hour after. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Fire Protection Bylaw 8306](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Open Air Burning without permit 4.1.1 (f) No $ 200.00 $ 150.00 $ 250.00 n/a" … "Failure to Comply with open air permit 4.5.3 No $ 200.00 $ 150.00 $ 250.00 n/a" - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Parks Bylaw 8771](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Open flame or wood stove, camp stove or 2.7.4(a) No $ 200.00 $ 150.00 $ 250.00 n/a" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing, Schedule - Fire Protection and Life Safety](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Attendance – open air burning without permit 4.5.1 $576.00 per vehicle" … "subsequent half-hour or part thereof" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 8306 (Part Four, Permits). - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "FIRE PROTECTION and LIFE SAFETY" … "BYLAW NO. 8306" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) bans lighting or burning any fire in the open air, or in a portable incinerator, chiminea or other portable appliance, for any purpose, unless expressly exempt. The only exemption is a natural gas, charcoal or propane outdoor heater, outdoor fireplace, barbecue or other appliance designed and used for cooking food. Richmond Fire-Rescue says backyard, beach and park campfires, bonfires and portable fire pits are not permitted at any time of year. In parks and on beaches, open fires and wood or charcoal barbecues are not permitted. ## Good to know - Richmond's rules apply year-round regardless of provincial fire restrictions. A provincial campfire ban ending does not make campfires legal in Richmond. Richmond may add restrictions in extreme heat or dry conditions. - Wood and wood chips are not allowed as fuel in outdoor cooking appliances, according to Richmond Fire-Rescue. - Yard waste and residential cleanup cannot be burned. Use the Green Cart (collected weekly), or the Richmond Recycling Depot at 5555 Lynas Lane. - Limited open-air burning may be considered only for qualifying agricultural land, from October 1 to April 30. It needs both a Richmond Fire-Rescue permit and Metro Vancouver authorization (Metro Vancouver's Open Burning program, 604-432-6237). Allow at least two weeks for processing. - Burning without a permit can also lead to a charge for Fire-Rescue attendance: $576 per vehicle for the first hour and $294 per half hour after. - A bylaw notice for open-air burning without a permit is $200 ($150 early, $250 late). Failing to follow permit conditions is also $200. In parks, an open flame, wood stove, camp stove or barbecue is $200. - Call 9-1-1 for a fire that is out of control. For other questions, call Richmond Fire-Rescue at 604-278-5131. ## Official forms and pages - [Fire Permits and Approvals (Richmond Fire-Rescue)](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fireworks.md) - [Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Backyard fire and burning rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/backyard-fire.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/backyard-fire.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/backyard-fire.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/backyard-fire.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/backyard-fire.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/backyard-fire.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/backyard-fire.md) ## Sources - [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Yard Trimmings Drop-off, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/dropoff.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule Dog Licencing](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Green Cart Recycling, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/services/recycling-garbage/foodyardwaste/greencart.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Utility Rates, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/finance/utility-fees/utilityrates.htm) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire/_ --- --- title: Richmond fireworks rules question: "Are fireworks allowed in Richmond?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fireworks/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fireworks.json" --- # Richmond fireworks rules **Question:** Are fireworks allowed in Richmond? **Short answer:** No. In the City of Richmond, Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306 bans the public from buying, selling or possessing fireworks, and from setting them off, all year including Halloween and New Year's Eve. Only licensed professionals with a display permit may set them off. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Bylaw notice $400 for igniting fireworks without a display permit ($300 if paid within 28 days, $500 after 60 days); $200 for possessing them. Display permit application fee $145. **Where:** - Phone: Richmond Fire-Rescue, 604-278-5131 ## Key facts - **Setting off fireworks:** No. Residents may not possess fireworks, and may not ignite, explode, set off or detonate them except under a display permit (granted to licensed professionals). They also may not be set off in a way that endangers or creates a nuisance to people or property, and only with the property owner's written consent. This applies all year, including Halloween, Canada Day and New Year's Eve. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, section 9.14, s. 9.14.2-9.14.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "A person must not possess fireworks except as permitted under a display" … "except in accordance with the terms of a display permit;" … "in such a manner as may endanger or create a nuisance to any" … "with the written consent of the owner or the agent for the owner of such" - Source: [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue, FAQ 01](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) - Official wording: "This restriction applies throughout the year, including" … "Halloween, Canada Day and New Year's Eve." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Selling fireworks:** No. A person must not purchase, sell, display for sale, offer for sale, give, dispose of or distribute fireworks to any person. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, section 9.14, s. 9.14.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "A person must not purchase, sell, display for the purpose of sale, offer for" … "sale, give, dispose of or distribute fireworks to any person." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What counts as fireworks:** 'Fireworks' includes any article with a combustible or explosive composition prepared for a pyrotechnical display or an explosion, including barrages, batteries, bottle rockets, cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, pinwheels, roman candles, skyrockets, squibs and torpedoes. Richmond Fire-Rescue says sparklers are also fireworks. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, section 9.14, s. 2.3 Definitions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "means any article containing a combustible or explosive composition or any" … "barrages, batteries, bottle rockets," … "cannon crackers, fireballs, firecrackers, mines, pinwheels, roman candles," - Source: [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue, FAQ 01](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) - Official wording: "Sparklers are also fireworks." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Permit:** A display permit from the Fire Chief (Richmond Fire-Rescue) authorizes setting off fireworks. Applicant must be at least 18 and submit an application, an indemnity agreement, the fee ($145), the property owner's authorization if not the owner, proof of at least $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City, and a Fireworks Supervisor or Pyrotechnician certificate from Natural Resources Canada. Only licensed fireworks display supervisors or senior pyrotechnicians may conduct displays. Apply at least 10 business days ahead. - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, section 9.14, s. 9.14.5-9.14.6](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "To obtain a display permit, the applicant must be at least 18 years of age" … "an indemnity agreement;" … "has a coverage limit of not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence;" … "proof of Fireworks Supervisor or Pyrotechnician certification issued to" - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Fire Protection and Life Safety schedule, Schedule - Fire Protection and Life Safety](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Display permit application fee, fireworks 9.14.6 $145.00" - Source: [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue, Fireworks and Special-Effects Permits](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - Official wording: "may only be conducted by an" … "appropriately licensed Fireworks Display Supervisor or Senior" … "Submit a complete application at least 10 business days before" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Bylaw notice (Bylaw 8122 Schedule A): $200 for possessing fireworks without a display permit ($150 if paid within 28 days; $250 if paid after 60 days); $400 for igniting fireworks without a display permit, contrary to its terms, in a way that endangers or causes a nuisance, or without the owner's permission ($300 early; $500 late). Municipal ticket (Bylaw 7321 Schedule B7): $1,000 for purchasing, selling or distributing fireworks, or displaying them for sale. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Schedule A - Fire Protection Bylaw 8306](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Possession of fireworks without a plan 9.14.2 No $ 200.00 $ 150.00 $ 250.00 n/a" … "Ignition of fireworks without a display permit 9.14.3 No $ 400.00 $ 300.00 $ 500.00 n/a" … "Ignition of fireworks without property owner’s 9.14.4 No $ 400.00 $ 300.00 $ 500.00 n/a" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B7, Schedule B 7](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Purchasing of fireworks 9.14.1 $1,000" … "Sell or distribute fireworks 9.14.1 $1,000" … "Displaying fireworks for the purpose of sale 9.14.1 $1,000" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw No. 8306 (s. 9.14, Fireworks Regulation). - Source: [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, section 9.14, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) - Official wording: "FIRE PROTECTION and LIFE SAFETY" … "BYLAW NO. 8306" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) (section 9.14) bans residents from possessing fireworks, and from igniting or setting them off except under a display permit, which goes to licensed professionals. Nobody may buy, sell, display for sale, offer for sale, give, dispose of or distribute fireworks. This applies all year, including Halloween, Canada Day and New Year's Eve. Fireworks also may not be set off in a way that endangers people or property or creates a nuisance, and only with the property owner's written consent. Fireworks include barrages, batteries, bottle rockets, firecrackers, Roman candles, skyrockets and similar items. Richmond Fire-Rescue says sparklers are also fireworks. ## Steps 1. For a professional display, apply to Richmond Fire-Rescue for a display permit at least 10 business days ahead. 2. The applicant must be at least 18 and submit an application, an indemnity agreement, the $145 fee, the property owner's authorization if not the owner, proof of at least $5,000,000 liability insurance naming the City, and a Fireworks Supervisor or Pyrotechnician certificate from Natural Resources Canada. 3. Only licensed fireworks display supervisors or senior pyrotechnicians may conduct displays. ## Good to know - The Fire-Rescue FAQ says to submit a complete application a minimum of two weeks ahead, while the permits page and bylaw say 10 business days. Confirm with Fire-Rescue at 604-278-5131. - The application fee is non-refundable if the permit is denied. - Bylaw notices: $200 for possessing fireworks without a display permit ($150 if paid within 28 days, $250 after 60 days). $400 for igniting them without a permit, in a way that endangers or causes a nuisance, or without the owner's permission ($300 early, $500 late). - A municipal ticket is $1,000 for buying, selling or distributing fireworks, or displaying them for sale. ## Official forms and pages - [Fire Permits and Approvals (Richmond Fire-Rescue)](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) - [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire.md) - [Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Fireworks rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/fireworks.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/fireworks.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/fireworks.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/fireworks.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/fireworks.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/fireworks.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/fireworks.md) ## Sources - [Fire Protection and Life Safety Bylaw 8306, section 9.14 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Bylaw_8306_10231748845.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Frequently Asked Questions, Richmond Fire-Rescue](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/resources/frequently-asked-questions/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Permits, Richmond Fire-Rescue](https://firerescue.richmond.ca/what-we-do/fire-prevention/permits/) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Fire Protection and Life Safety schedule (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B7 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fireworks/_ --- --- title: Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work question: "What are the common bylaw fines in Richmond?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Bylaws, noise and complaints owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines.json" --- # Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work **Question:** What are the common bylaw fines in Richmond? **Short answer:** The City of Richmond uses two ticket systems. A Notice of Bylaw Violation (Bylaw 8122, Schedule A) has a penalty, a lower early-payment amount if paid within 28 days, and a higher late amount after 60 days. A municipal ticket (Bylaw 7321, Schedule B) has one fixed fine. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Examples (penalty, with early amount): noise $200 ($175); unlicensed dog $300 ($250); dog at large $150 ($125); unsightly property $450 ($300); open-air burning without a permit $200 ($150); RV on a street overnight $50 ($35). Amounts differ by offence. **Where:** - Phone: Community Bylaws (parking, property use and other bylaws), 604-276-4345 - Email: Dispute a bylaw notice, disputemyticket@richmond.ca - Phone: Animal Control (animal tickets), 604-247-4633 ## Key facts - **How tickets work:** Two systems. (1) Notice of Bylaw Violation under the Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122 and the provincial Local Government Bylaw Notice Enforcement Act: bylaw contraventions in Schedule A, each with a penalty, early-payment amount and late amount. (2) Municipal ticket under the Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321: fixed fines in Schedule B. Tickets are issued by RCMP members, bylaw enforcement officers, licensing and building inspectors, animal control officers, fire inspectors and others the bylaws designate. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, s. 3.1.1, 9.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "may be dealt with by Notice of Bylaw Violation." … "members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police;" … "bylaw enforcement officers, licensing inspectors," … "building inspectors, animal control officers, public" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, s. 1.1, 1.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "may be enforced by means of a" … "ticket, prescribed for that purpose, by regulation, under the Local Government Act." … "are the fines established pursuant to the Local Government Act, for the" - Source: [Bylaw Tickets, intro](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/parking/parking-tickets.htm) - Official wording: "When you receive a City of Richmond Bylaw Violation Notice or Municipal Ticket you have two options:" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Common fines:** Bylaw notice penalty (days 29 to 60; the early amount in brackets): RV parked on a street overnight $50 ($35); unattached trailer $110 ($65); dog off leash or at large $150 ($125); unlicensed dog $300 ($250); noise over limits $200 ($175); prohibited construction noise $500 ($450); unsightly property $450 ($300); grass over 20 cm $150 ($100); open-air burning without a permit $200 ($150); lawn watering contrary to Stage 1 $100 ($75). Municipal ticket examples: unsightly property $1,000; Stage 4 watering $1,000. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, Schedule A](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Parking of recreational vehicle on a roadway 12.4 (w) n/a $ 50.00 $ 35.00 $ 75.00 n/a" … "Parking an unattached trailer 12.11 No $ 110.00 $ 65.00 $ 135.00 n/a" … "Permitting a dog to run at large 2.3.2.1(b) No $ 150.00 $ 125.00 $ 175.00 n/a" … "Failure to obtain a valid dog licence for a dog 1.1.1(a) No $ 300.00 $ 250.00 $ 325.00" … "Making or causing a noise which disturbs the 3.1.1 No $ 200.00 $ 175.00 $ 225.00 n/a" … "Prohibited construction noise 3.2.1 (h) No $500.00 $450.00 $550.00 n/a" … "Allow property to become or remain unsightly 1.1.1(a) No $ 450.00 $ 300.00 $ 500.00 n/a" … "Open Air Burning without permit 4.1.1 (f) No $ 200.00 $ 150.00 $ 250.00 n/a" … "Watering contrary to Stage 1 Restrictions 2.2.1 No $ 100.00 $ 75.00 $ 125.00 n/a" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B 14, B 16](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Allow property to become or remain unsightly 1.1.1 (a) $1,000" … "Watering contrary to Stage 4 Restrictions 2.2.4 $1,000" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Paying early:** Yes. A bylaw notice paid within 28 days of receipt is charged the lower Early Payment amount in Schedule A (for example $175 instead of $200 for a noise offence, $250 instead of $300 for an unlicensed dog). Paying early waives the right to dispute. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, s. 4.1.1(b), 5.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "if payment is received by the City within 28 calendar days" … "from the date of receipt of the Notice of Bylaw Violation in" … "accordance with the Act, the Early Payment Option set out in Column A5 of" … "within 28 days from the date of receipt of the Notice of" - Source: [Bylaw Notices, Payment Stage; Pay online](https://cms.richmond.ca/Page20651.aspx) - Official wording: "Early: within 28 days" … "Pay the Early Payment Amount" … "Paying your ticket waives the right to dispute and adjudicate." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Paying late:** The full Penalty applies for days 29 to 60. After 60 days (day 61 onward) the higher Late Payment amount applies (for example $225 for a $200 noise offence). Amounts outstanding beyond 61 days go to collections and may be pursued in Small Claims Court. If an adjudication is lost, a $25 adjudication fee is added. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, s. 4.1.1(c), 6.14](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "if payment is received more than 60 days from the date of" … "the Late Payment Amount set out in Column A4 of Schedule “A”," … "must pay the City an additional fee of $25.00" - Source: [Bylaw Notices, Payment Stage](https://cms.richmond.ca/Page20651.aspx) - Official wording: "Late: After 61 days" … "Pay the Penalty Amount (Fine) + Late Surcharge" … "Any Fines and Late Payment Surcharges that remain outstanding beyond 61 Days are sent to Collections" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Disputing a ticket:** Dispute within 28 days of receiving the notice: first discuss it with the City, then submit the Dispute and Adjudication Request Form (one per ticket) to a Screening Officer. If the Screening Officer upholds it you can ask for a hearing before an independent adjudicator (hearing can take up to six months to schedule; in person, phone or in writing). Requests after 28 days are not accepted. If you lose, you pay the full penalty, the late surcharge and a $25 adjudication fee. Phone 604-276-4345; email disputemyticket@richmond.ca. - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, s. 5.1.1, 6.14](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "request dispute adjudication by completing the" … "must pay the City an additional fee of $25.00" - Source: [Bylaw Notices, Dispute a Bylaw Notice; Steps 2-3](https://cms.richmond.ca/Page20651.aspx) - Official wording: "Disputes and requests for adjudication received after the 28-day deadline cannot be accepted." … "Please allow up to six months for the adjudication hearing date to be scheduled." … "If you request adjudication, you waive the Early Payment Amount and the Full Fine Amount will apply." … "Email any supporting information, consent letters (if required) or photo evidence to disputemyticket@richmond.ca" - Source: [Bylaw Tickets, FAQ](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/parking/parking-tickets.htm) - Official wording: "To discuss the issuance of a ticket with the City call (604) 276-4345 and follow the menu prompts." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw No. 8122 (bylaw notices, Schedule A); Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw No. 7321 (municipal tickets, Schedule B). - Source: [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "NOTICE OF BYLAW VIOLATION DISPUTE" … "BYLAW NO. 8122" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "MUNICIPAL TICKET INFORMATION AUTHORIZATION" … "BYLAW NO. 7321" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Richmond uses two ticket systems, and both exist side by side. A Notice of Bylaw Violation under [Bylaw 8122](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) has three amounts in Schedule A: the penalty (days 29 to 60 after you receive it), a lower early-payment amount (days 1 to 28), and a higher late amount (day 61 onward). A municipal ticket under [Bylaw 7321](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) is one fixed fine with no early-payment amount. Many bylaws appear in both schedules with different amounts for different sections. Animal control and dog licence offences are bylaw notices only. Tickets are issued by RCMP members, bylaw enforcement officers, licensing and building inspectors, animal control officers, fire inspectors and others the bylaws designate. ## Steps (if you receive a bylaw notice) 1. To pay the early amount, pay within 28 days of receiving the notice. Paying early waives the right to dispute. 2. To dispute, do so within 28 days. First discuss it with the City, then send the Dispute and Adjudication Request Form (one per ticket) to a Screening Officer. Requests after 28 days are not accepted. 3. If the Screening Officer upholds the notice, you can ask for a hearing before an independent adjudicator (in person, by phone or in writing). It can take up to six months to schedule. 4. Contacts: parking, property use and other bylaws, 604-276-4345 (disputemyticket@richmond.ca); animal control, 604-247-4633; Fire-Rescue, 604-278-5131; business licence, 604-276-4328. ## Good to know - Bylaw notice penalties (early amount in brackets): RV on a street overnight $50 ($35); unattached trailer $110 ($65); dog off leash or at large $150 ($125); unlicensed dog $300 ($250); noise over limits $200 ($175); prohibited construction noise $500 ($450); unsightly property $450 ($300); grass over 20 cm $150 ($100); open-air burning without a permit $200 ($150); lawn watering contrary to Stage 1 $100 ($75). - Municipal ticket examples: unsightly property $1,000; Stage 4 watering $1,000. - Amounts outstanding after 60 days go to collections and may be pursued in Small Claims Court. The City's tickets page says unpaid parking tickets go to a collection agency and the vehicle may be towed. - If you lose an adjudication, you pay the full penalty, the late amount and a $25 adjudication fee. - The City says it cannot consider personal intentions, financial circumstances or lack of knowledge of the bylaw. - The bylaw's wording in s. 4.1.1 names the payment columns differently from the Schedule A table. The table and the City's pages agree, so they are used here. ## Official forms and pages - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - [Pay or dispute a bylaw notice](https://cms.richmond.ca/Page20651.aspx) ## Related questions - [Richmond noise bylaw: quiet hours, construction hours and fines](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/noise-rules.md) - [Richmond unsightly property rules and how to report](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/unsightly-property.md) - [Richmond backyard fire and burning rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/backyard-fire.md) - [Richmond fireworks rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/fireworks.md) - [Richmond short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo)](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/short-term-rental.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Bylaw tickets in British Columbia: early payment, late payment and disputes by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/bylaw-fines.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/bylaw-fines.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/bylaw-fines.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/bylaw-fines.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/bylaw-fines.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/bylaw-fines.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/bylaw-fines.md) ## Sources - [Notice of Bylaw Violation Dispute Adjudication Bylaw 8122 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notices, City of Richmond](https://cms.richmond.ca/Page20651.aspx) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Tickets, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/parking/parking-tickets.htm) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines/_ --- --- title: "Richmond business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply" question: "Do I need a business licence in Richmond, and how do I get one?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Starting and running a business owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/business-licence/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/business-licence.json" --- # Richmond business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply **Question:** Do I need a business licence in Richmond, and how do I get one? **Short answer:** Yes. Anyone carrying on a business in the City of Richmond, including home-based and out-of-town businesses, needs a City business licence and must post it. Apply online through MyBusiness, or by mail or in person. Complete applications take about 4 to 6 weeks. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Annual fee by business category and size, no tax: for example $166 for a service business with 0 to 5 employees or a store up to 93 m², $197 for industrial or manufacturing with 0 to 5 employees. Full schedule in Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636. **How long:** About 4 to 6 weeks for a complete application, not counting non-resident and home-based businesses. Zoning, building, health and fire approvals may be needed. **Where:** - Online: MyBusiness (inside the MyRichmond portal), https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/mybusiness.htm - In person: City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC V6Y 2C1 (Monday to Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Cash is not accepted.) - Phone: Business Licences, 604-276-4328 ## Key facts - **Who needs one:** Anyone carrying on business in Richmond: commercial, industrial, home-based or out-of-town. The licence must be posted in a conspicuous place. - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF, consolidated with Bylaw 10669), s. 4.1.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) - Official wording: "a person must not carry on any business within the City, unless that person is in possession of a licence issued pursuant to this bylaw" - Source: [Business Licences](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences.htm) - Official wording: "To conduct business in Richmond, you must hold a valid business licence and post it in a conspicuous place in accordance with city bylaws." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fee:** Annual fee set by business category, no tax. Examples: $166 for a service business with 0 to 5 employees or a store up to 93 m²; $197 for industrial or manufacturing with 0 to 5 employees. The full schedule is in the Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636. - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Business Licence](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Service Use – Business Licence Fee Assessed by Number of Employees (including owners)*" … "0 to 5 $166.00" … "0.0 to 93.0 (0 to 1,000) $166.00" … "Industrial/Manufacturing Use – Business Licence Fee Assessed by Number of Employees" … "0 to 5 $197.00" - Source: [Business Licences, Business Licence Fees](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences.htm) - Official wording: "The licence fee is an annual fee based on the calendar year from date when the licence is issued. No tax is required for the licence fee." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **How to apply:** Apply online through MyBusiness (MyRichmond account), or by mail or in person with the Business Licence Application Form and the application fee. Applications are not processed without the fee. Zoning, building, health and fire approvals may be needed. Complete applications take about 4 to 6 weeks, except non-resident and home-based businesses. - Source: [MyBusiness Portal](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/mybusiness.htm) - Official wording: "MyBusiness streamlines the business licencing process through an online self-service option" - Source: [Business Licences, New Business Licence Application](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences.htm) - Official wording: "Note: Applications will not be processed without the Application Fee." … "is about 4 to 6 weeks, provided that all requirements and approvals have been met" … "Our processing time for complete business licence applications (except for non-resident and home-based businesses) is about 4 to 6 weeks, provided that all requirements and approvals have been met." - Source: [Appendix A, Guide to the Business Licence Application Process, Step 3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Appendix_A_-_Guide_to_the_Business_Licence_Application6162.pdf) - Official wording: "providing you comply with the regulations in Part 5 of the Zoning Bylaw, which states: Business Licence is changed to" … "occupancy approval advice. Vancouver Coastal Health Depending on the business use a Health Permit and/or health inspection may be required. Inquiries can be" … "Fire Department It may be necessary to obtain approval from this department before your Business Licence can be issued." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Renewal:** A licence is valid for one year and expires on the first day of the month after the anniversary of its issue date. A renewal notice is mailed about 30 days before expiry. Renew online in MyBusiness, or by mail, at a bank or in person. - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF, consolidated with Bylaw 10669), s. 4.2.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) - Official wording: "Every licence, unless suspended or cancelled, is valid for one year and expires on the first day of the month following the anniversary of the date the licence was issued." - Source: [Business Licences, Renewing a Business Licence](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences.htm) - Official wording: "a renewal notice will be mailed approximately 30 days prior to the expiry date" … "Use MyBusiness, the City's new online business licencing service in the MyRichmond portal, to easily apply for, update, and renew business licences." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Inter-community licence:** Yes. The Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence costs $300 a year (not pro-rated) on top of the home-municipality licence. It covers eligible construction-related trades and professionals, and health care providers visiting clients' homes, in Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Delta and Burnaby. - Source: [Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/metro-west-inter-municipal-business-licence.htm) - Official wording: "The City of Richmond has partnered with Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Delta and Burnaby in this trial program." … "Submit fee in the amount of $300.00 (fee is not pro-rated)" … "Must hold a valid City of Richmond business licence for trade or construction related services or healthcare professionals or healthcare service providers" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Operating without a licence: bylaw notice $450 ($400 if paid in 1 to 28 days, $500 from day 61); municipal ticket $1,000. - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Operating a business without a licence 4.1.1 No $ 450.00 $ 400.00 $ 500.00 n/a" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B 2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Operating a business without a licence 4.1.1 $1000" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360 - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF, consolidated with Bylaw 10669), title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) - Official wording: "BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO. 7360" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond's [Business Licence Bylaw 7360](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) requires a licence for anyone carrying on business in Richmond: commercial, industrial, home-based or out-of-town. The licence must be posted in a conspicuous place. Some provincially regulated businesses need proof of a provincial licence first. ## Steps 1. Check zoning with the Zoning Inquiry Line (604-276-4017) before you sign a lease. 2. Apply in MyBusiness (you need a MyRichmond account), or use the Business Licence Application Form by mail or in person. Applications are not processed without the fee. 3. Complete any zoning, building, health or fire approvals the City asks for. 4. Post the licence once issued. 5. Renew each year. A licence is valid for one year and expires on the first day of the month after the anniversary of its issue date. A renewal notice is mailed about 30 days before expiry. Renew online in MyBusiness, or by mail, at a bank or in person. ## Good to know - A licence transfer or change costs $56.75, and a reprint $15. The highest annual fee is $4,562. - A Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence costs $300 a year (not pro-rated) on top of your Richmond licence. It covers eligible construction-related trades and professionals, and health care providers visiting clients' homes, in Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Delta and Burnaby. - Operating without a licence: a bylaw notice is $450 ($400 if paid in 1 to 28 days, $500 from day 61); a municipal ticket is $1,000. - Home-based businesses also have zoning limits (see home-based-business). ## What you'll need - Business Licence Application Form and the application fee - Provincial licence proof, where the business is provincially regulated (see Appendix A) ## Official forms and pages - [Appendix A, Guide to the Business Licence Application Process (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Appendix_A_-_Guide_to_the_Business_Licence_Application6162.pdf) - [Starting a Business in Richmond (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/startingbusinessenglish202472772.pdf) - [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Business licence fees in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/business-licence.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/business-licence.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/business-licence.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/business-licence.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/business-licence.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/business-licence.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/business-licence.md) ## Sources - [Business Licences, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [MyBusiness Portal, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/mybusiness.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Appendix A, Guide to the Business Licence Application Process (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/Appendix_A_-_Guide_to_the_Business_Licence_Application6162.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF, consolidated with Bylaw 10669)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Metro West Inter-Municipal Business Licence, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/metro-west-inter-municipal-business-licence.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 8122 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Building Approvals FAQs, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/building-approvals/faqs.htm) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 7 of 7 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/business-licence/_ --- --- title: Richmond home-based business rules question: "Can I run a business from my home?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Starting and running a business owner: municipal owner_body: City of Richmond sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/home-based-business/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/home-based-business.json" --- # Richmond home-based business rules **Question:** Can I run a business from my home? **Short answer:** Yes, in Richmond if it fits one of the Zoning Bylaw's home business types and you hold a City business licence. A home business licence is issued only for licensed crafts and teaching, a residential registered office, a residential business office, or a child care program of up to 8 children. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Richmond, https://www.richmond.ca) **Cost:** Not stated as a separate home-business fee; fees depend on the business category. Ask the Business Licence office (604-276-4328). **How long:** Home-based businesses are not covered by the City's 4 to 6 week estimate, and the City does not give a time for them. **Where:** - Phone: Business Licences, 604-276-4328 - Online: Apply in MyBusiness, https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/mybusiness.htm - Phone: Zoning Information, 604-276-4017 ## Key facts - **Allowed:** Yes, as a secondary use of a dwelling in most residential zones, agriculture and some commercial zones. A home business licence is issued only for licensed crafts and teaching, residential registered office, residential business office, or a child care program (up to 8 children). Home-based businesses (studios) are allowed in the City Centre only. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.2.1 a), 5.2.3, 5.2.11 a)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "be considered secondary uses and will have a fixed expiry date" … "A home business licence may only be issued where the activities of the home business fall under one of the following categories" … "be located in the City Centre only" … "A home business licence may only be issued where the activities of the home business fall" - Source: [Appendix B, Home Business Uses, Definitions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/bl136163.pdf) - Official wording: "“Child care program” means a home business with a maximum of 8 children" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Business licence:** Yes. Home-based businesses must apply for a business licence, which has a fixed expiry date. A child care program that is a home business does not need a City licence. The fee schedule has no separate home-business rate; fees depend on the business category. - Source: [Starting a Business in Richmond, page 2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/startingbusinessenglish202472772.pdf) - Official wording: "Home-based businesses are also required to apply" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.2.8 a)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "All child care programs that are home businesses are not required to" … "obtain a business license from the City" - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 7360, Part 3 definitions](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) - Official wording: "Home Occupation, which means a business being carried on within a dwelling" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Limits:** Only household members work there (crafts and teaching: one client per resident); no outdoor storage or manufacturing; nothing detectable off-site; normal traffic. One unlit sign, max 0.2 m² (0.1 m² in City Centre). Home-based: max three clients at a time. Agricultural zones: home business max 100 m², inside the dwelling. Child care: up to 8 children. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.4 to 5.2.6, 5.2.11](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "not produce noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odours, heat, glare, electrical or radio" … "not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic to a greater extent than is normal in the zone" … "one non-illuminated identification sign that indicates the name of the business. The sign shall not exceed 0.2 m²" … "only involve one non-resident for each member of the household teaching or doing a" … "not permit commercial vehicles to be stored or parked on the property" … "be limited to a maximum of three clients on the premises at any one time" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Agriculture (AG1) zone, AG1 other regulations](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/AG1-424006.pdf) - Official wording: "A home business shall be limited to a maximum floor area of 100.0 m2 and must be located and carried out wholly within the dwelling unit and not an accessory building." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Businesses not allowed:** A home business outside licensed crafts and teaching, residential registered or business offices, or child care programs (a home-based business is allowed in the City Centre only). Also not allowed: a home business with a community care facility, outdoor manufacturing, or selling stock in trade other than articles produced on the premises. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.2.1 b), g), 5.2.3, 5.2.4 e)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "not be located in conjunction with a minor or major community care facility" … "not manufacture materials or equipment outdoors" … "A home business licence may only be issued where the activities of the home business fall under one of the following categories" … "not display or sell stock in trade, excepting articles actually produced on the premises" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Richmond Zoning Bylaw No. 8500, Section 5.2 (Home Businesses and Home-Based Businesses); Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "Home Businesses and Home-Based Businesses" - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 7360, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) - Official wording: "BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO. 7360" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works In Richmond, a home business is a secondary use of a dwelling in most residential zones, agriculture and some commercial zones. [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) section 5.2 sets the rules. Home-based businesses (studios) are allowed in the City Centre only. They still need a City business licence, which has a fixed expiry date. A child care program that is a home business does not need a City licence. ## Steps 1. Read Appendix B and confirm your activity is an allowed type, and that your zone allows home businesses (Zoning, 604-276-4017). 2. Apply in MyBusiness, or by mail or in person with the Business Licence Application Form. 3. Ask Business Licences (604-276-4328) which category and fee apply. ## Good to know - Only household members may work there (for crafts and teaching, one client per resident). Home-based studios allow at most three clients at a time. - No outdoor storage or manufacturing, nothing detectable off the property, and normal traffic only. - One unlit sign, at most 0.2 m² (0.1 m² in the City Centre). - In agricultural zones a home business is limited to 100 m², inside the dwelling. - Not allowed: a home business in conjunction with a community care facility, or selling stock in trade other than articles produced on the premises. - Child care programs take up to 8 children and need an outdoor child care space. - The bylaw sets no floor-area or employee limit in section 5.2. ## What you'll need - Business Licence Application Form - Appendix B, Home Business Uses ## Official forms and pages - [Appendix B, Home Business Uses (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/bl136163.pdf) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations (PDF)](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) ## Related questions - [Richmond business licences: who needs one, fees and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/business-licence.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Home-based business rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/home-based-business.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/home-based-business.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/home-based-business.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/home-based-business.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/home-based-business.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/home-based-business.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/home-based-business.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Appendix B, Home Business Uses (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/bl136163.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Starting a Business in Richmond (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/startingbusinessenglish202472772.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Agriculture (AG1) zone (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/AG1-424006.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [MyBusiness Portal, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/business-development/resources/business-licences/mybusiness.htm) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. Gov Handbook is an independent guide, not affiliated with City of Richmond. How answers are checked: https://govhandbook.com/methods/ · Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/home-based-business/_ --- --- title: Richmond short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo) question: "Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Richmond?" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond category: Housing and renting owner: shared sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/short-term-rental/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/short-term-rental.json" --- # Richmond short-term rental rules (Airbnb, Vrbo) **Question:** Can I rent out my home or a room on Airbnb in Richmond? **Short answer:** In Richmond you can rent for under 90 days only as a bed and breakfast or short-term boarding and lodging, with a City licence, and you must also register with the Province. Renting a whole house or unit for under 90 days is not permitted. Richmond is on the Province's principal-residence list. **Who handles it:** More than one level of government **Cost:** City licence: $432 (bed and breakfast or short-term boarding and lodging). Provincial registration: $100 a year for your principal residence; $450 for a secondary unit. **Where:** - Phone: Business Licences (City), 604-276-4328 - Phone: Zoning Information, 604-276-4017 - Online: Short-term rental registration (Province of BC), https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry ## Key facts - **Allowed:** Rentals under 90 days are allowed only as a bed and breakfast (owner's principal residence: single detached or small-scale multi-unit dwelling, no suite, granny flat or coach house on the lot) or short-term boarding and lodging (no more than 2 guests). Renting a whole house or unit for under 90 days is not permitted. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.20.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "No person shall use or permit to be used any dwelling unit, or portion thereof, for accommodation for a period of less than ninety (90) days unless such dwelling unit forms part of a hotel or a motel, or is used for boarding and lodging" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.5.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "A bed and breakfast use is not permitted in a single detached housing dwelling unit or on a lot that contains a secondary suite, a granny flat, or a coach house" - Source: [Residential Rentals, Short-Term Rentals](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/residentalregs/residentialrentals.htm) - Official wording: "Short-term rental of an entire house or residential unit for less than 90 days is not permitted under any circumstances." … "The operator must not provide boarding and lodging to more than two (2) guests at one time" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Business licence:** Yes. A bed and breakfast licence ($432) is required for rentals under 90 days; a short-term boarding and lodging licence ($432) is required under 90 days, but boarding and lodging of 30 days or longer, or not-for-profit, is exempt (s. 23.2.6). The ticket schedules say 'less than 30 days'. (Sources differ: Bylaw 7538 s. 22.1 and 23.1 say a licence is needed for rentals of less than 90 days, while s. 23.2.6 exempts boarding and lodging of 30 days or longer; the ticket schedules say 'less than 30 days'. Applicant must prove principal residence and provide floor plans, fire evacuation plan, parking plan and neighbour notice (Bylaw 7360 s. 2.4, 2.5).) - Source: [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636, Schedule - Business Licence](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) - Official wording: "Bed & Breakfast Business License $432.00" … "Short Term Boarding and Lodging Business Licence $432.00" - Source: [Business Regulation Bylaw 7538, ss. 22.1, 23.1, 23.2.6](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7538_Consolidated_with_ABL_10668_06092577122.pdf) - Official wording: "Without first obtaining a licence for a bed and breakfast establishment" … "Without first obtaining a licence for short term boarding and lodging" … "boarding and lodging provided on a not-for-profit basis" … "Without first obtaining a licence for a bed and breakfast establishment, persons must not provide guests with residential rental accommodation for rental periods of less than 90 days." … "does not require a licence." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Provincial registration:** Yes. Short-term rentals of fewer than 90 consecutive days must be registered with the Province, and the principal residence requirement applies in Richmond. The annual fee is $100 for the host's principal residence and $450 for a secondary unit. - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Business licence exemptions](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) - Official wording: "Provincial registration requirements apply to short-term rentals offered for fewer than 90 consecutive days" - Source: [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia, Registration fees and community list](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) - Official wording: "Fee: $100 annually" … "Fee: $450 annually" … "Richmond Saanich Salmon Arm Salt Spring Island" - Source: [Short-term rental registration, Province of British Columbia, Registration overview](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry) - Official wording: "Short-term rental hosts, platforms and strata hotel platforms in B.C. must register and pay annual registration fees." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Operating rules:** Bed and breakfast: operator is the owner or owner's family and lives there; up to 3 guest rooms, 6 guests at once, 2 per room; each room at least 9.75 m²; one parking space per guest room (tandem allowed); no cooking equipment in guest rooms; 500 m from another B&B; fire evacuation plan; licence number in all marketing. Boarding and lodging: no more than 2 guests. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.5](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "A bed and breakfast use is limited to a maximum of three guest rooms" … "limited to accommodation of a maximum of 6 guests at one time" … "shall have a floor area of not less than 9.75 m2" … "must be no less than 500 m apart" - Source: [Business Regulation Bylaw 7538, ss. 22.2, 23.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7538_Consolidated_with_ABL_10668_06092577122.pdf) - Official wording: "the operator must prepare a fire evacuation plan" … "the operator must not market the residential rental accommodation they are licenced to provide without including their licence number" … "the operator must not provide boarding and lodging to more than 2 guests at any" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 7 Parking and Loading, Table 7.7.2.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/ParkingLoading24226.pdf) - Official wording: "Bed and Breakfast1 One space for each guest room" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Fine:** Operating without a licence (rentals under 30 days per the ticket schedules): bylaw notice $450 ($400 if paid in 1 to 28 days, $500 from day 61); municipal ticket $1,000. Renting a dwelling under 90 days against the Zoning Bylaw: bylaw notice $500 ($450 early, $525 late); municipal ticket $1,000. (Sources differ: Bylaw notice columns: penalty amount (days 29 to 60), early payment (days 1 to 28), late payment (day 61 or more). Other tickets: marketing without displaying the licence number $750 (municipal) or $450 (notice); B&B zoning offences $1,000 (municipal) / $500 (notice). Court fine up to $50,000 (Bylaw 7538 Part 24).) - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Business Regulation Bylaw No. 7538](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Rentals for less than 30 days without licence 22.1 No $450.00 $400.00 $500.00 n/a" - Source: [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 8122, Schedule A, Zoning Bylaw No. 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) - Official wording: "Dwellings – rentals for less than 90 days 5.20.1 No $ 500.00 $ 450.00 $ 525.00 n/a" - Source: [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321, Schedule B 4 and B 17](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) - Official wording: "Rentals for less than 30 days without licence 22.1 $1,000" … "Dwellings – rentals for less than 90 days 5.20.1 $1,000" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 8500 (ss. 5.5, 5.20); Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360 (ss. 2.4, 2.5); Business Regulation Bylaw No. 7538 (Parts 22, 23); and the Province's Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act - Source: [Business Licence Bylaw 7360, title](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) - Official wording: "BUSINESS LICENCE BYLAW NO. 7360" - Source: [Business Regulation Bylaw 7538, Parts 22 and 23](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7538_Consolidated_with_ABL_10668_06092577122.pdf) - Official wording: "BED & BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT" … "BOARDING AND LODGING REGULATIONS" - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations, s. 5.20](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) - Official wording: "Short Term Rental of Dwelling Units" - Source: [Short-term rental registration, Province of British Columbia, Helpful links](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry) - Official wording: "Short-Term Rental Accommodations Act" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works The City of Richmond allows rentals of under 90 days only as a bed and breakfast (B&B) or short-term boarding and lodging. [Zoning Bylaw 8500](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) section 5.5 sets the rules, and [Business Regulation Bylaw 7538](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7538_Consolidated_with_ABL_10668_06092577122.pdf) requires the licences. Renting a whole house or unit for under 90 days is not permitted. The City says rentals of more than 90 days are allowed in residential properties as long as there is no B&B in the home. ## Steps 1. Check you qualify. A B&B must be the owner's principal residence (single detached or small-scale multi-unit dwelling, with no suite, granny flat or coach house on the lot), run by the owner or the owner's family. Boarding and lodging allows no more than 2 guests. 2. Follow the B&B rules: up to 3 guest rooms, 6 guests at once and 2 per room; each room at least 9.75 m²; one parking space per guest room (tandem allowed); no cooking equipment in guest rooms; at least 500 m from another B&B; and a fire evacuation plan. 3. Apply for the City licence ($432). You must prove principal residence and provide floor plans, a fire evacuation plan, a parking plan and a neighbour notice. 4. Register with the Province. Each unit needs its own registration number. Show the licence number in all marketing. ## Good to know - Richmond is on the Province's list where the principal-residence rule applies. Stays of fewer than 90 consecutive days must be registered; hosts must still follow local bylaws. - The City's sources disagree on length: Bylaw 7538 says a licence is needed under 90 days, but exempts boarding and lodging of 30 days or longer, and the ticket schedules say "less than 30 days". Confirm with the City. - Operating without a licence: a bylaw notice is $450 ($400 if paid in 1 to 28 days, $500 from day 61); a municipal ticket is $1,000. - Renting a dwelling under 90 days against the Zoning Bylaw: a bylaw notice is $500 ($450 early, $525 late); a municipal ticket is $1,000. Marketing without the licence number is $750 (municipal) or $450 (notice). Court fines go up to $50,000. ## Official forms and pages - [Residential Rentals (City of Richmond)](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/residentalregs/residentialrentals.htm) - [Short-term rental registration (Province of BC)](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry) ## Related questions - [Richmond bylaw fines and how tickets work](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/bylaw-fines.md) - [Richmond secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Short-term rental rules in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/short-term-rental.md) - [Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/vancouver/short-term-rental.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/short-term-rental.md) - [North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver/short-term-rental.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/short-term-rental.md) - [Delta](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/delta/short-term-rental.md) - [District of North Vancouver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/short-term-rental.md) ## Sources - [Residential Rentals, City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/property/residentalregs/residentialrentals.htm) (read 2026-11-05) - [Business Regulation Bylaw 7538 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7538_Consolidated_with_ABL_10668_06092577122.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Business Licence Bylaw 7360 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7360_Consolidated_with_ABL_10669_06092577121.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 5 Specific Use Regulations (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SpecificUseRegs24224.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 8500, Section 7 Parking and Loading (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/ParkingLoading24226.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Consolidated Fees Bylaw 8636 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8636_Consolidated_with_ABLs_10699__10702_and_10720_11102578073.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 8122 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_8122_02092678501.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Municipal Ticket Information Authorization Bylaw 7321 (PDF), City of Richmond](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/BL_7321_Consolidated_with_ABL_10667_06092577123.pdf) (read 2026-11-05) - [Principal residence requirement, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/principal-residence-requirement) (read 2026-11-05) - [Short-term rental registration, Province of British Columbia](https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/short-term-rentals/registry) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 6 of 6 facts was matched to the official text. 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