{"title":"MA2 zone in Richmond: Marina","code":"MA2","slug":"ma2","name":"Marina","group":"Commercial","section":"11.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Facilities related to boating (MA1); the MA2 sub-zone also permits waterborne housing uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Facilities related to boating (MA1); the MA2 sub-zone also permits waterborne housing uses.","quotes":["The zone provides for facilities related to boating (MA1). Another sub-zone (MA2) exists to","permit waterborne housing uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["marina","marine sales & repair","marine sales & rentals","restaurant","studio"],"quotes":["marina","marine sales & repair","marine sales & rentals","restaurant","studio"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["residential security/operator unit","housing, waterborne"],"quotes":["residential security/operator unit","housing, waterborne"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum, provided density, coverage, yards, landscaping and parking can be met on-site","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements, provided that the","maximum density, maximum lot coverage and/or water coverage, minimum yard and"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum, provided density, coverage, yards, landscaping and parking can be met on-site","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements, provided that the","maximum density, maximum lot coverage and/or water coverage, minimum yard and"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the riparian area for buildings; 20% of the water area for buildings (including boat shelters)","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage of the riparian area is 40% for buildings, subject to any","The maximum coverage of the water area is 20% for buildings (which includes boat shelters)."]},"max_density":{"value":"No maximum floor area ratio; 1 waterborne housing unit per 330.0 m² of riparian parcel area outside the City Centre","quotes":["There is no maximum floor area ratio.","The maximum density is 1 waterborne housing unit per 330.0 m2 of riparian parcel area for"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m (2 ½ storeys); in the City Centre up to 12.0 m (3 storeys) where lot coverage is reduced and view impacts on adjacent development are negligible","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings, including boat shelters, is 9.0 m (2 ½ storeys).","increased to 12.0 m (3 storeys) where the lot coverage is reduced and view impacts on"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum rear yard."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m on one side of the lot or portion of the lot above the high water mark","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard is 3.0 m on one side of the lot or portion of the lot above the"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Waterborne housing is only permitted on sites zoned MA2","Minimum setback from a lot line for moorage of a waterborne housing unit is 3.0 m"],"quotes":["Waterborne housing is only be permitted on sites zoned MA2.","The minimum setback from a lot line for moorage is 3.0 m for a waterborne housing unit."]}},"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/MA1-223996.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/ma2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ma2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ma2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}