{"title":"RD1 zone in Richmond: Two-Unit Dwellings","code":"RD1","slug":"rd1","name":"Two-Unit Dwellings","group":"Residential","section":"8.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Two-unit housing with compatible uses. RD1 is for development accessed by vehicles from the front yard; RD2 is for development accessed from a lane by the rear yard.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Two-unit housing with compatible uses. RD1 is for development accessed by vehicles from the front yard; RD2 is for development accessed from a lane by the rear yard.","quotes":["The zone provides for two-unit housing, together with compatible uses.","yard; and, RD2 for development that is accessed by vehicles from a lane by way of the rear"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["housing, two-unit","housing, single detached"],"quotes":["housing, two-unit","housing, single detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","secondary suite"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","secondary suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"864.0 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 864.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum frontage, lot width or lot depth","quotes":["There are no minimum frontage, lot width or lot depth requirements."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% for buildings; no more than 70% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 45% for buildings.","No more than 70% of a lot may be occupied by buildings, structures and non-porous"]},"max_density":{"value":"Four dwelling units per lot, or six if the lot is outside a Transit-Oriented Area, 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 0.55 on the first 464.5 m² of lot area plus 0.30 on the rest for one unit, or two units where one is a secondary suite, and in a Transit-Oriented Area; 0.55 on the first 929.0 m² plus 0.30 on the rest for all other development","quotes":["The maximum density per lot is four dwelling units, except the reference to “four” is increased","to a higher density of “six” if:","the lot is located, in whole or in part, within 400.0 m of a prescribed bus stop;","the lot area of the lot is greater than 281.0 m2; and","is 0.55 applied to a maximum of 464.5 m2 of the lot","for all other development is 0.55 applied to a maximum of 929.0 m2 of the lot area and","0.30 applied to the balance of the lot area in excess of 929.0 m2.","Oriented Area, the maximum floor area ratio is 0.55 applied to a maximum of 464.5 m2 of the"]},"max_height":{"value":"2 ½ storeys, within the vertical lot width and depth envelopes; 7.5 m for a flat roof","quotes":["The maximum height for principal buildings is 2 ½ storeys, but it shall not exceed the","principal building with a flat roof, the maximum height is 7.5 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9.0 m (accessory structures)","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 9.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m, except in the RD2 zone where:"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 6.0 m, except in the RD2 zone where portions of the principal"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard is 1.2 m, except in the RD2 zone where:"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum exterior side yard is 3.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Subdivision may create a maximum of two strata lots; no air space parcels"],"quotes":["Subdivision of a lot may create a maximum of two strata lots.","No subdivision to create an air space parcel is permitted."]}},"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/RD1-224194.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/rd1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rd1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rd1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}