--- 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. 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