--- title: "RAM1 zone in Richmond: Medium Density Low Rise Apartments" place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/richmond zone: RAM1 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/ram1/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ram1.json" --- # RAM1 zone in Richmond: Medium Density Low Rise Apartments 4 to 5 storey apartments, plus compatible uses. ## Zone rules - **Purpose:** 4 to 5 storey apartments, 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: 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 - **Minimum lot area:** No minimum, except 2,400.0 m² in the City Centre - **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m - **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for buildings; no more than 80% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces - **Maximum density:** 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 - **Maximum height:** 15.0 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. 8.11](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RAM1-324189.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/ram1/_