{"title":"RAL1 zone in Richmond: Low Density Low Rise Apartments","code":"RAL1","slug":"ral1","name":"Low Density Low Rise Apartments","group":"Residential","section":"8.10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"3 to 4 storey apartments outside the City Centre, plus compatible uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"3 to 4 storey apartments outside the City Centre, plus compatible uses.","quotes":["The zone provides for 3 to 4 storey apartments outside the City Centre, plus compatible uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["child care","congregate housing","housing, apartment","housing, town"],"quotes":["child care","congregate housing","housing, apartment","housing, town"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Rental tenure only: 11671, 11673 and 11675 7th Avenue","Rental tenure only: 3851 Francis Road","Rental tenure only: 7500 Francis Road"],"quotes":["any dwelling units located at the following sites may only","11671, 11673 and 11675 7th Avenue","3851 Francis Road","7500 Francis Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum lot area requirement."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 30.0 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for buildings; no more than 80% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 40% for buildings.","No more than 80% of a lot may be occupied by buildings, structures and non-porous"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.80, plus 0.10 for amenity space and 0.10 for market rental units","quotes":["For apartment housing and town housing zoned RAL1, the maximum floor area ratio is","0.80, together with an additional:","0.10 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate amenity space;","0.10 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate market rental units."]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["12.0 m for sites zoned RAL1."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (accessory buildings); 12.0 m (accessory structures)","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory buildings is 5.0 m.","The maximum height for accessory structures is 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["For apartment housing with more than 60 dwelling units, market rental units must make up at least 15% of the total residential floor area","20% of the lot area must be landscaped with live plant material","Minimum lot depth is 35.0 m"],"quotes":["For apartment housing including more than 60 dwelling units, residential rental tenure shall","space equal to at least 15% of the total residential floor area of the buildings, excluding","20% of the lot area is restricted to landscaping with live plant material.","The minimum lot depth is 35.0 m."]}},"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/RAL1-RAL224188.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/ral1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ral1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ral1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}