{"title":"RCL4 zone in Richmond: Residential/Limited Commercial","code":"RCL4","slug":"rcl4","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":"4,000.0 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 4,000.0 m2 for sites zoned RCL3, RCL4, and RCL5. [Bylaw 8839, Mar 12/12]"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"45.0 m","quotes":["45.0 m for sites zoned RCL3, RCL4, and RCL5. [Bylaw 8839, Mar 12/12]"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90% for buildings and landscaped roofs over parking spaces, excluding portions of the site granted to the City for park or road purposes","quotes":["zoned RCL4 and RCL5 is 90%, exclusive of portions of the sites the owner grants to the City,"]},"max_density":{"value":"2.5 floor area ratio (2.618 on the City Centre site shown on Figure 3). Small bonuses: 0.1 for amenity space, 0.2 for community amenity space, 0.1 for market rental units.","quotes":["2.5 for lots zoned RCL4 or RCL5,","is 2.618.","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":"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)","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings zoned RCL2 and RCL4 is: [Bylaw 8839, Mar 12/12]","for buildings with a floor area ratio of 1.2 or less: 15.0 m;","for buildings with a floor area ratio of greater than 1.2: 25.0 m, except in specific areas","identified in the City Centre Area Plan where a maximum height of 35.0 m is permitted","for buildings in the Capstan Station Bonus Map area designated by the City Centre","buildings with a floor area ratio of up to 2.0; and","with a floor area ratio of greater than 2.0: 35.0 m, except the maximum","height for buildings may be increased to 47.0 m geodetic if a proper interface is"]},"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 40.0 m","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)"],"quotes":["40.0 m for sites zoned RCL2 that have a floor area ratio of greater than 1.2 and sites","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/rcl4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rcl4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rcl4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}