---
title: "ASY zone in Richmond: Assembly"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: ASY
bylaw: Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/asy/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/asy.json"
---

# ASY zone in Richmond: Assembly

Religious assembly, education and other limited community uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Religious assembly, education and other limited community uses.
- **Main uses:** child care; education; private club; religious assembly (Inside certain areas of the Agricultural Land Reserve, religious assembly is the only principal use and education and private club are not permitted.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** child care; interment facility; dormitory; housing, single detached; residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 10640 No. 5 Road (P.I.D. 028-518-586): front yard 4.0 m, interior side yard 4.0 m, rear yard 6.0 m, maximum height 20 m; 12011 Blundell Road (PID 002-555-310): education permitted with Agricultural Land Commission approval; 20451 Westminster Highway (PID 003-934-268): education permitted with Agricultural Land Commission approval
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for buildings
- **Maximum density:** One single detached housing dwelling unit per lot; floor area ratio 0.50
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m for single detached housing; 7.5 m for all other buildings
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m for single detached housing; 7.5 m for all other buildings
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Sites in the Agricultural Land Reserve need Agricultural Land Commission approval to change or increase the scale of a use.

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 13.3](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/ASY24004.pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Richmond: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/asy/_