{"title":"CDT1 zone in Richmond: Downtown Commercial","code":"CDT1","slug":"cdt1","name":"Downtown Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"9.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A broad range of commercial, service, business, entertainment and residential needs typical of a City Centre.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A broad range of commercial, service, business, entertainment and residential needs typical of a City Centre.","quotes":["The zone provides for a broad range of commercial, service, business, entertainment and","residential needs typical of a City Centre."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["amusement centre","animal grooming","banquet hall","broadcasting studio","child care","community care facility, major","community care facility, minor","congregate housing","education","education, commercial","education, university","entertainment, spectator","government service","greenhouse & plant nursery","health service, major","health service, minor","hotel","housing, apartment","housing, town","library and exhibit","liquor primary establishment","live/work dwelling","manufacturing, custom indoor","microbrewery, winery and distillery","neighbourhood public house","office","parking, non-accessory","private club","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","religious assembly","restaurant","retail, convenience","retail, general","retail, second hand","service, business support","service, financial","service, household repair","service, personal","studio","transportation depot","vehicle rental, convenience","veterinary service"],"quotes":["amusement centre","animal grooming","banquet hall","broadcasting studio","child care","community care facility, major","community care facility, minor","congregate housing","education","education, commercial","education, university","entertainment, spectator","government service","greenhouse & plant nursery","health service, major","health service, minor","hotel","housing, apartment","housing, town","library and exhibit","liquor primary establishment","live/work dwelling","manufacturing, custom indoor","neighbourhood public house","office","parking, non-accessory","private club","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","religious assembly","restaurant","retail, convenience","retail, general","retail, second hand","service, business support","service, financial","service, household repair","service, personal","studio","transportation depot","veterinary service","microbrewery, winery and","distillery [Bylaw 9490, Mar 21/16]","vehicle rental, convenience [Bylaw 8582,"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","home-based business","home business","retail liquor 1 (additional use)"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","home-based business","home business","retail liquor 1"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Retail liquor 1 store: only at 7311 Westminster Highway (Strata Plan LMS3174) and 7551 Westminster Highway (P.I.D. 015-676-692), one per lot"],"quotes":["A retail liquor 1 store is only permitted on the following listed sites and is limited to one per lot:","7311 Westminster Highway [Bylaw 9699, Jun 19/17]","Strata Plan LMS3174; and","7551 Westminster Highway","P.I.D. 015-676-692"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements for sites zoned CDT1."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements for sites zoned CDT1."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90% for buildings and landscaped roofs over parking spaces","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 90% for buildings and landscaped roofs over parking spaces."]},"max_density":{"value":"3.0 floor area ratio, plus small bonuses (0.1 for amenity space, 0.2 for community amenity space, 0.1 for market rental units); in mapped City Centre areas A to D: 3.0, 3.15, 3.18 or 4.37 plus the same bonuses. No maximum for non-accessory parking as a principal use.","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 3.0 together with an additional: [Bylaw 10760, Jun 8/26]","0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate amenity space;","0.2 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate community","0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate market rental","3.0 for the areas indicated as “A”;","3.15 for the areas indicated as “B”;","3.18 for the areas indicated as “C”; and","4.37 for the areas indicated as “D”,","There is no maximum floor area ratio for non-accessory parking as a principal use."]},"max_height":{"value":"47.0 m geodetic","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 47.0 m geodetic."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m, reducible to 3.0 m if a proper interface is provided at sidewalk level and no driveways or loading areas are along the public road","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m, but this may be reduced to 3.0 m if:","a proper interface is provided at the sidewalk level as approved by the City; and","no driveways or loading areas are located along the public road."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m if there is an existing lane or a new lane is required; 3.0 m if there is no existing lane or a new lane is not required","quotes":["0 m if there is an existing lane or a new lane is required; or","3.0 m if there is no existing lane or a new lane is not required."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum interior side yard."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m, reducible to 3.0 m if a proper interface is provided at sidewalk level and no driveways or loading areas are along the public road","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m, but this may be reduced to 3.0 m if:","a proper interface is provided at the sidewalk level as approved by the City; and","no driveways or loading areas are located along the public road."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum setback of a building to a publicly-accessible open space is 1.5 m","Telecommunication antenna must be at least 20.0 m above the ground (e.g. on a building roof)","Apartment housing with more than 60 dwelling units: market rental units must make up at least 15% of the total residential floor area (excluding affordable housing)"],"quotes":["The minimum setback of a building to a publicly-accessible open space is 1.5 m.","Telecommunication antenna must be located a minimum 20.0 m above the ground (i.e., on a","For apartment housing including more than 60 dwelling units, residential rental tenure shall","space equal to at least 15% of the total residential floor area of the buildings, excluding"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/CDT1-324202.pdf#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/richmond","name":"Richmond","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cdt1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cdt1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cdt1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}