{"title":"GC zone in Richmond: Golf Course","code":"GC","slug":"gc","name":"Golf Course","group":"Public","section":"14.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Golf courses, compatible secondary uses and agriculture.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Golf courses, compatible secondary uses and agriculture.","quotes":["The zone provides for golf courses, compatible secondary uses and agriculture."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["farm business","golf course & driving range","housing, single detached"],"quotes":["farm business","golf course & driving range","housing, single detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2.0 ha where Agricultural Land Commission approval is not required (ALR subdivision needs Commission approval); single detached housing not allowed on a lot under 828.0 m²","quotes":["Commission is not required, the minimum lot area shall be 2.0 ha.","Single detached housing shall not be built on a lot with a lot area of less than 828.0 m2."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No maximum","quotes":["There is no maximum lot coverage."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.60; one principal dwelling unit per lot","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 0.60.","The maximum density is one principal dwelling unit per lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m for buildings","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 10.5 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory structures: 9.0 m for single detached housing; 35.0 m for golf course & driving range and farm business","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is:","9.0 m for single detached housing; and","35.0 m for golf course & driving range and farm business."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard and rear yard is 4.5 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard and rear yard is 4.5 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["The minimum side yard and rear yard is 4.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["Golf course lighting must keep direct light on the golf course and off adjoining property.","A driving range must have netting, fencing or landscaping to keep golf balls off adjacent farm or residential land.","Minor community care facility limited to 8 people in the Agricultural Land Reserve."],"quotes":["shall be so arranged that all direct","rays of light are reflected upon the golf course & driving range and not upon adjoining","A driving range shall provide and maintain necessary netting, fencing and/or landscaping","Community care facility, minor shall be limited to a maximum of 8 people if the property is"]}},"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/GC24007.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/gc/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/gc.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/gc.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}