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title: "RCL2 zone in Richmond: Residential/Limited Commercial"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RCL2
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/rcl2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rcl2.json"
---

# RCL2 zone in Richmond: Residential/Limited Commercial

Mid- to high-rise apartments within the City Centre and other select areas, plus a limited amount of commercial use and compatible secondary uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mid- to high-rise apartments within the City Centre and other select areas, plus a limited amount of commercial use and compatible secondary uses.
- **Main uses:** child care; congregate housing; housing, apartment; live/work dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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; restaurant
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Dwelling units at 7260 Granville Avenue (P.I.D. 007-849-346) may only be used for residential rental tenure
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,400.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 40.0 m (45.0 m if a maximum building height of 35.0 m is permitted)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% for apartment housing or congregate housing only; 90% for apartment housing that contains convenience retail, general retail, minor health service uses, live/work dwellings and/or child care (buildings and landscaped roofs over parking spaces)
- **Maximum density:** 2.0 floor area ratio (2.252 on the City Centre site shown on Figure 1). Small bonuses: 0.1 for amenity space, 0.2 for community amenity space, 0.1 for market rental units.
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m for buildings with floor area ratio of 1.2 or less; 25.0 m for floor area ratio over 1.2 (35.0 m in specific City Centre Area Plan areas for floor area ratio up to 2.0); 35.0 m in the Capstan Station Bonus Map area for floor area ratio over 2.0 (up to 47.0 m geodetic with a proper interface to adjacent buildings and park areas)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m for accessory buildings; 12.0 m for accessory structures
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** No minimum
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30.0 m (floor area ratio 1.2 or less) or 40.0 m (floor area ratio over 1.2); A restaurant must be on the first storey; Convenience retail, general retail, indoor recreation, library and exhibit, minor health service, office, personal service, studio 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)

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 9.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RCL1-324203.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/rcl2/_