---
title: "RI1 zone in Richmond: Infill Residential"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RI1
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/ri1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ri1.json"
---

# RI1 zone in Richmond: Infill Residential

Single detached housing, coach houses, two-unit housing and town housing and other compatible uses on small infill lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached housing, coach houses, two-unit housing and town housing and other compatible uses on small infill lots.
- **Main uses:** child care; coach house; housing, single detached; housing, town; housing, two-unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business
- **Minimum lot area:** 312.0 m² minimum; 1,560.0 m² maximum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum 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:** Floor area ratio 0.55, plus 0.10 if the lot has a dwelling unit under 60.0 m² gross floor area, plus 0.05 for amenity space on lots with four or more units, plus 0.10 for covered areas open on one or more sides
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m along Acheson Road and Bennett Road west of No. 3 Road (within the vertical lot width and depth envelopes); 12.0 m elsewhere, up to three storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory buildings); 9.0 m (accessory structures)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m; 1.2 m where the lot has access to a public lane
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory buildings, carports, parking pads and garages: front 15.0 m, exterior side 3.0 m, interior side 0.6 m, rear 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Parking: 1.0 space per dwelling unit or 0.5 per bedroom, whichever is greater, plus 0.2 visitor spaces per unit on lots with four or more units; maximum 1.7 spaces per dwelling unit; 0.10 of the floor area is not counted in floor area ratio if used only for covered areas open on one or more sides (RI2)

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.5](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RI1-224195.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/ri1/_