{"title":"CL zone in Richmond: Local Commercial","code":"CL","slug":"cl","name":"Local Commercial","group":"Commercial","section":"10.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Convenience retail for the surrounding community.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Convenience retail for the surrounding community.","quotes":["The zone provides for convenience retail for the surrounding community."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["retail, convenience"],"quotes":["retail, convenience"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["home business","residential security/operator unit","veterinary service (additional use)"],"quotes":["home business","residential security/operator unit","veterinary service"]},"site_specific":{"value":["9220 No. 3 Road (P.I.D. 003-589-447): only veterinary service is permitted; the zone's other permitted uses are not"],"quotes":["The following site is only permitted to be used as a veterinary service use and that the uses","9220 No. 3 Road","P.I.D. 003-589-447"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% for buildings","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 35% for buildings."]},"max_density":{"value":"0.4 floor area ratio","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 0.4."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 9.0 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 9.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 3.0 m, provided that an adequate transition"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard and rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard and rear yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 3.0 m, provided that an adequate transition"]},"other":{"value":["The residential security/operator unit must be in the same building as the retail convenience or veterinary service use"],"quotes":["The residential security/operator unit must be in the same building as the retail convenience"]}},"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/CL23988.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/cl/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cl.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cl.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}