GC zone in Richmond: Golf Course

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

In short

Golf courses, compatible secondary uses and agriculture.

Zone rules

Purpose	Golf courses, compatible secondary uses and agriculture.
Main uses	farm business golf course & driving range housing, single detached
Also allowed (secondary uses)	boarding and lodging community care facility, minor home business
Minimum lot area	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
Maximum lot coverage	No maximum
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 0.60; one principal dwelling unit per lot
Maximum height	10.5 m for buildings
Maximum height, accessory buildings	Accessory structures: 9.0 m for single detached housing; 35.0 m for golf course & driving range and farm business
Front setback	6.0 m
Rear setback	4.5 m
Interior side setback	4.5 m
Street side setback	4.5 m
Other rules	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.

Source: Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 14.2 (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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