{"title":"RDA zone in Richmond: Arterial Road Two-Unit Dwellings","code":"RDA","slug":"rda","name":"Arterial Road Two-Unit Dwellings","group":"Residential","section":"8.16","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Two-unit housing fronting an arterial road, together with compatible uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Two-unit housing fronting an arterial road, together with compatible uses.","quotes":["The zone provides for two-unit housing fronting an arterial road, together with compatible"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["housing, two-unit"],"quotes":["housing, two-unit"]},"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":"464.5 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 464.5 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"13.4 m; 10.35 m for interior lots sharing a vehicle access on an arterial road; 15.0 m for corner lots flanking an arterial road; 10.35 m for corner lots flanking a local road with vehicle access from the local road; 12.35 m for corner lots flanking a local road and sharing a vehicle access with an adjacent lot on an arterial road","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 13.4 m, except that:","the minimum lot width for interior lots that share a vehicle access with an adjacent","lot on an arterial road is 10.35 m;","the minimum lot width for corner lots flanking an arterial road is 15.0 m;","the minimum lot width for corner lots flanking a local road with vehicle access from","the local road is 10.35 m; and","with an adjacent lot on arterial road is 12.35 m."]},"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 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 is the lesser of floor area ratio 0.6 or 334.5 m²; a dwelling unit may not exceed 183.9 m²","quotes":["The maximum density per lot is four dwelling units, except the reference to","to a higher density of","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","the floor area calculated using the floor area ratio of 0.6; and","334.5.0 m2.","A dwelling unit must not exceed a maximum floor area of 183.9 m2."]},"max_height":{"value":"2 storeys or 9.0 m, whichever is less (within the vertical lot width and depth envelopes); 7.5 m for a flat roof","quotes":["The maximum height for principal buildings is 2 storeys or 9.0 m, whichever is less, but it","depth envelope. For a principal building with a flat roof, the maximum height is 7.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Greater of 6.0 m or 20% of lot depth for up to 60% of the first-storey rear wall, and 25% of lot depth for the rest of the wall and any upper storey, up to 10.7 m; may be reduced to 6.0 m by Development Permit; 1.2 m on a corner lot where the exterior side yard is 6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is the greater of 6.0 m or 20% of the total lot depth, for a maximum","width of 60% of the rear wall of the first storey; and 25% of the total lot depth, for the remaining","above, up to maximum required setback of 10.7 m.","the minimum rear yard may be reduced to 6.0 m, as specified in a Development Permit","reduced to 1.2 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m (lots 20.0 m or wider); 1.8 m (lots 18.0 m to under 20.0 m wide); 1.2 m (lots under 18.0 m wide)","quotes":["2.0 m for lots of 20.0 m or more in width;","1.8 m for lots of 18.0 m or more but less than 20.0 m in width; and","1.2 m for lots less than 18.0 m wide."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m; 6.0 m where the exterior side yard is on an arterial road","quotes":["The minimum exterior side yard is 3.0 m, except where the exterior side yard is on an","arterial road it is 6.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings, carports and garages: front 12.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m (6.0 m on an arterial road), interior side 1.2 m, rear 6.0 m (1.2 m on a corner lot where the exterior side yard is 6.0 m)","quotes":["The minimum setbacks for accessory buildings, carports and garages are:","12.0 m for the front yard;","3.0 m for the exterior side yard, except on an arterial road it is 6.0 m;","1.2 m for the interior side yard; and","6.0 m for the rear yard, except that for a corner lot where the exterior side yard is","6.0 m, the rear yard setback is reduced to 1.2 m."]},"other":{"value":["Landscaping with live plants must cover 20% (lots under 12.0 m wide), 25% (12.0 m to under 15.0 m) or 30% (15.0 m or wider) of the lot; side yards do not count","Detached accessory buildings up to 10.0 m² may be in the interior side and rear yard, no closer than 6.0 m to an arterial road and 3.0 m to a local road","Subdivision may create a maximum of two strata lots; no air space parcels"],"quotes":["20% for lots less than 12.0 m wide;","25% for lots of 12.0 m or more but less than 15.0 m in width; and","30% for lots of 15.0 m or more in width.","any side yard area is excluded from the calculation of percentages of the lot area which","Detached accessory buildings up to 10.0 m2 may be located within the interior side yard and","rear yard but no closer than 6.0 m of an arterial road and 3.0 m of a local road.","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/RDA53039.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/rda/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rda.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rda.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}