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CC zone in Richmond: Community Commercial

Richmond, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeShopping 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 lotsRetail 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 areaNo minimum
Minimum lot widthNo minimum
Maximum lot coverage35% for buildings
Maximum density0.50 floor area ratio
Maximum height9.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings9.0 m
Front setback3.0 m
Rear setback6.0 m
Interior side setback6.0 m
Street side setback3.0 m
Other rulesReligious 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per zone or group of zones (each zone's source_url; pdf_page counts within that PDF, and lines point into the saved combined text). The City says the office consolidation has no Council sanction, is for convenience of reference only, is not the official version and is not admissible in a court of law; certified copies come from the City Clerk. Zones listed as "in progress" by the City (for example ZR5, ZC30, ZA4) are not part of the consolidation and are not listed here. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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