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title: "RD2 zone in Richmond: Two-Unit Dwellings"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RD2
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/rd2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rd2.json"
---

# RD2 zone in Richmond: Two-Unit Dwellings

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.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** 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.
- **Main uses:** housing, two-unit; housing, single detached
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 864.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum frontage, lot width or lot depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% 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 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
- **Maximum height:** 2 ½ storeys, 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:** 9.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m; the part of the principal building or accessory building used for parking may not be more than 18.0 m from the rear lot line
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** No part of the two-unit housing (except parking portions or breezeways) may be more than 30.0 m from the front lot line; Fences within 6.0 m of a public road may not exceed 1.0 m in height; Subdivision may create a maximum of two strata lots; no air space parcels

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RD1-224194.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/rd2/_