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RAL1 zone in Richmond: Low Density Low Rise Apartments

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

In short

3 to 4 storey apartments outside the City Centre, plus compatible uses.

Zone rules

Purpose3 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 areaNo minimum
Minimum lot width30.0 m
Maximum lot coverage40% for buildings; no more than 80% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 0.80, plus 0.10 for amenity space and 0.10 for market rental units
Maximum height12.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings5.0 m (accessory buildings); 12.0 m (accessory structures)
Front setback6.0 m
Rear setback6.0 m
Interior side setback6.0 m
Street side setback6.0 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 (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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