{"title":"RAM1 zone in Richmond: Medium Density Low Rise Apartments","code":"RAM1","slug":"ram1","name":"Medium Density Low Rise Apartments","group":"Residential","section":"8.11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"4 to 5 storey apartments, plus compatible uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"4 to 5 storey apartments, plus compatible uses.","quotes":["The zone provides for 4 to 5 storey apartments, 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: 6051 Azure Road and 6800 Westminster Highway","Rental tenure only: 8631 Bennett Road","Rental tenure only: 8640 Bennett Road","Rental tenure only: 8711 Bennett Road","Rental tenure only: 4100 Chatham Street","Rental tenure only: 8251 Cook Road","Rental tenure only: 7700 Francis Road","Rental tenure only: 4200 and 4206 Garry Street","Rental tenure only: 8191 General Currie Road","Rental tenure only: 8700 General Currie Road","Rental tenure only: 6211, 6311, 6351, 6411 and 6511 Gilbert Road","Rental tenure only: 7120 Gilbert Road and 7151 Moffatt Road","Rental tenure only: 8520 Granville Avenue","Rental tenure only: 6451 Minoru Boulevard","Rental tenure only: 6551 Minoru Boulevard","Rental tenure only: 7460 and 7480 Moffatt Road","Rental tenure only: 7660 Moffatt Road","Rental tenure only: 11131 No. 1 Road","Rental tenure only: 11820 No. 1 Road","Rental tenure only: 10100 No. 3 Road","Rental tenure only: 8720 Railway Avenue","Rental tenure only: 12500 Trites Road","Rental tenure only: 8500 Westminster Highway","Rental tenure only: 8911 Westminster Highway","12871, 12873, 12875 Railway Avenue: floor area ratio 0.85; building height 16.0 m; front, interior side and exterior side yards 4.0 m"],"quotes":["any dwelling units located at the following sites may only","6051 Azure Road and 6800 Westminster Highway","8631 Bennett Road","8640 Bennett Road","8711 Bennett Road","4100 Chatham Street","8251 Cook Road","7700 Francis Road","4200 and 4206 Garry Street","8191 General Currie Road","8700 General Currie Road","6211, 6311, 6351, 6411 and 6511 Gilbert Road","7120 Gilbert Road and 7151 Moffatt Road","8520 Granville Avenue","6451 Minoru Boulevard","6551 Minoru Boulevard","7460 and 7480 Moffatt Road","7660 Moffatt Road","11131 No. 1 Road","11820 No. 1 Road","10100 No. 3 Road","8720 Railway Avenue","12500 Trites Road","8500 Westminster Highway","8911 Westminster Highway","12871, 12873,","a maximum floor area ratio of 0.85;","a maximum height for buildings of 16.0 m; and","a minimum front yard, interior side yard and exterior side yard of 4.0 m."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum, except 2,400.0 m² in the City Centre","quotes":["There is no minimum lot area requirement, except in the City Centre where the minimum lot","area is 2,400.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["30.0 m for sites zoned RAM1."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for buildings; no more than 80% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 50% for buildings.","No more than 80% of a lot may be occupied by buildings, structures and non-porous"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.60 on the first 3,000.0 m² of lot area, 0.9 on the next 6,000.0 m², and 1.2 on lot area over 9,000.0 m², plus 0.1 for amenity space and 0.1 for market rental units","quotes":["0.60 for the first 3,000.0 m2 of lot area;","0.9 for the next 6,000.0 m2 of lot area; and","1.2 for portions of the lot area over 9,000.0 m2, together with an additional:","0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate amenity","0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate market"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m","quotes":["15.0 m for sites zoned RAM1."]},"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 for sites zoned RAM1."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m for sites zoned RAM1."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m for sites zoned RAM1."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard, side yard and rear yard is 6.0 m for sites zoned RAM1."]},"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.","35.0 m for sites RAM1."]}},"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/RAM1-324189.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/ram1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ram1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ram1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}