--- title: "RAL1 zone in Richmond: Low Density Low Rise Apartments" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond zone: RAL1 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/ral1/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ral1.json" --- # RAL1 zone in Richmond: Low Density Low Rise Apartments 3 to 4 storey apartments outside the City Centre, plus compatible uses. ## Zone rules - **Purpose:** 3 to 4 storey apartments outside the City Centre, plus compatible uses. - **Main uses:** child care; congregate housing; housing, apartment; housing, town - **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business - **Extra uses on specific lots:** Rental tenure only: 11671, 11673 and 11675 7th Avenue; Rental tenure only: 3851 Francis Road; Rental tenure only: 7500 Francis Road - **Minimum lot area:** No minimum - **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m - **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% for buildings; no more than 80% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces - **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.80, plus 0.10 for amenity space and 0.10 for market rental units - **Maximum height:** 12.0 m - **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory buildings); 12.0 m (accessory structures) - **Front setback:** 6.0 m - **Rear setback:** 6.0 m - **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m - **Street side setback:** 6.0 m - **Other rules:** 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 ## Source - [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.10](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RAL1-RAL224188.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/ral1/_