{"title":"RCL1 zone in Richmond: Residential/Limited Commercial","code":"RCL1","slug":"rcl1","name":"Residential/Limited Commercial","group":"Mixed use","section":"9.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mid- to high-rise apartments within the City Centre and other select areas, plus a limited amount of commercial use and compatible secondary uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mid- to high-rise apartments within the City Centre and other select areas, plus a limited amount of commercial use and compatible secondary uses.","quotes":["The zone accommodates mid- to high-rise apartments within the City Centre and other select","areas, plus a limited amount of commercial use and compatible secondary uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["child care","congregate housing","housing, apartment","live/work dwelling"],"quotes":["child care","congregate housing","housing, apartment","live/work dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","health service, minor","home-based business","home business","housing, town","library and exhibit","office","recreation, indoor","retail, convenience","retail, general","service, personal","studio"],"quotes":["Secondary uses shall be limited to the following:","boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","health service, minor","home-based business","home business","housing, town","library and exhibit","office","recreation, indoor","retail, convenience","retail, general","service, personal","studio"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Dwelling units at 7260 Granville Avenue (P.I.D. 007-849-346) may only be used for residential rental tenure"],"quotes":["7260 Granville Avenue [Bylaw 10014, Feb 22/22]","P.I.D. 007-849-346 [Bylaw 10014, Feb 22/22]","used for residential rental tenure: [Bylaw 10376, Jun 20/22]"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum lot area requirement for sites zoned RCL1."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30.0 m","quotes":["30.0 m for sites zoned RCL1;"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for buildings","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 40% for buildings on sites zoned RCL1."]},"max_density":{"value":"0.70 floor area ratio for lots under 3,000.0 m²; 1.0 for lots 3,000.0 to 6,000.0 m²; 2.0 for lots 6,000.0 m² or larger. Small bonuses: 0.1 for amenity space, 0.2 for community amenity space, 0.1 for market rental units.","quotes":["0.70 for lots less than 3,000.0 m2 in lot area;","1.0 for lots between 3,000.0 m2 and 6,000.0 m2 in lot area; and","2.0 for lots 6,000.0 m2 or larger in lot area,","0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate amenity space;","0.2 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate community","0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to accommodate market rental"]},"max_height":{"value":"47.0 m geodetic","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings zoned RCL1, RCL3, and RCL5 is 47.0 m geodetic. [Bylaw 8839,"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m for accessory buildings; 12.0 m for 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, reducible to 3.0 m if a proper interface is provided at sidewalk level and no driveways or loading areas are along the public road","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m, but this may be reduced to 3.0 m if:","a proper interface is provided at the sidewalk level as approved by the City; and","no driveways or loading areas are located along the public road."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m if there is an existing lane or a new lane is required; 3.0 m if there is no existing lane or a new lane is not required","quotes":["0.0 m if there is an existing lane or a new lane is required; or","3.0 m if there is no existing lane or a new lane is not required."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum interior side yard."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m, reducible to 3.0 m if a proper interface is provided at sidewalk level and no driveways or loading areas are along the public road","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m, but this may be reduced to 3.0 m if:","a proper interface is provided at the sidewalk level as approved by the City; and","no driveways or loading areas are located along the public road."]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 35.0 m","Convenience retail, general retail, indoor recreation, library and exhibit, minor health service, office, personal service and studio: maximum 200.0 m² gross leasable floor area; these uses and town housing must be on the first storey","Telecommunication antenna must be at least 20.0 m above the ground (on a building roof)"],"quotes":["35.0 m for sites zoned RCL1;","c) For the RCL1 zone, convenience retail, general retail, indoor recreation, library and","exhibit, minor health service, office, personal service, and studio are limited to a","maximum gross leasable floor area of 200.0 m2.","Convenience retail, general retail, indoor recreation, library and exhibit, minor","health service, office, personal service, studio, and town housing must be located","Telecommunication antenna must be located a minimum of 20.0 m above the ground (i.e., on"]}},"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/RCL1-324203.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/rcl1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rcl1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rcl1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}