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

# CN zone in Richmond: Neighbourhood Commercial

A limited range of retail and services for the surrounding community, with secondary apartment housing.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A limited range of retail and services for the surrounding community, with secondary apartment housing.
- **Main uses:** animal grooming; child care; government service; health service, minor; office; restaurant; retail, convenience; retail, general; service, business support; service, financial; service, household repair; service, personal; veterinary service
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business; housing, apartment
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Retail liquor 2 store: only at 3031 Beckman Place (P.I.D. 011-731-371), one per lot, floor area up to 250.0 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:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Convenience retail and general retail: 1,200.0 m² total gross leasable floor area; Convenience and general retail: 200.0 m² per tenancy, except one may be up to 600.0 m²

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 9.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/CN24200.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/cn/_