RCD zone in Richmond: Arterial Road Compact Two-Unit Dwellings
Two-unit housing fronting an arterial road, together with compatible uses.
Zone rules
| Purpose | Two-unit housing fronting an arterial road, together with compatible uses. |
|---|---|
| Main uses | housing, two-unit |
| Also allowed (secondary uses) |
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| Minimum lot area | 360.0 m² |
| Minimum lot width | 9.0 m lot width and frontage (corner lots need an additional 2.0 m) |
| Maximum lot coverage | 50% for buildings; no more than 70% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces |
| Maximum density | Four dwelling units per lot, or six if the lot is within 400.0 m of a prescribed bus stop, over 281.0 m² and (for six units) an affordable housing contribution or unit is provided; floor area ratio 0.6 on the first 464.5 m² of lot area plus 0.30 on the rest |
| Maximum height | 2 ½ storeys or 9.0 m, whichever is less (within the vertical lot width and depth envelopes); 7.5 m for a flat roof |
| Maximum height, accessory buildings | 9.0 m (accessory structures) |
| Front setback | 6.0 m (accessory buildings, carports, garages and parking spaces at least 15.0 m) |
| Rear setback | 10.0 m for the principal building; 1.2 m on a corner lot where the exterior side yard is 6.0 m |
| Interior side setback | 1.2 m |
| Street side setback | 3.0 m |
| Accessory building setbacks | Detached accessory buildings, garages and carports in the rear yard: between 1.2 m and 12.5 m of the rear lot line, no closer than 3.0 m to the exterior side lot line and 1.2 m to the interior side lot line |
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Source: Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.18 (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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