---
title: "CC zone in Richmond: Community Commercial"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: CC
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/cc/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cc.json"
---

# CC zone in Richmond: Community Commercial

Shopping centres with a wide range of retail uses and services for the community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Shopping centres with a wide range of retail uses and services for the community.
- **Main uses:** animal grooming; child care; education, commercial; government service; greenhouse & plant nursery; health service, minor; library and exhibit; office; recreation, indoor; recycling depot; religious assembly; restaurant; restaurant, drive-through; retail, convenience; retail, general; service, business support; service, financial; service, household repair; service, personal; studio; veterinary service
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** home business; residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Retail liquor 2 store: only at 8040 Garden City Road (P.I.D. 018-400-232), 8120 No. 2 Road (P.I.D. 004-947-614; floor area up to 560.0 m²) and 11580 Cambie Road (P.I.D. 018-844-456; floor area up to 147.0 m²)
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for buildings
- **Maximum density:** 0.50 floor area ratio
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Religious assembly: only one per property, on a lot of at least 4,000.0 m², limited to 300 seats and 700.0 m² gross floor area

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 10.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/CC23989.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/cc/_