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title: "RS1/A-H, J-K zone in Richmond: Single Detached"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RS1/A-H, J-K
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/rs1-a-h-j-k/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rs1-a-h-j-k.json"
---

# RS1/A-H, J-K zone in Richmond: Single Detached

Single detached housing with a range of compatible secondary uses; subdivision standards vary by sub-category (A-H, J-K).

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached housing with a range of compatible secondary uses; subdivision standards vary by sub-category (A-H, J-K).
- **Main uses:** housing, single detached
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business; secondary suite; bed and breakfast
- **Minimum lot area:** RS1/RS2 sub-zone A: 270.0 m²; B: 360.0 m²; C: 360.0 m²; D: 450.0 m²; E: 550.0 m²; F: 828.0 m²; G: 2,000.0 m²; H: 550.0 m²; J: 360.0 m²; K: 315.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Lot width by sub-zone: A 9.0 m; B 12.0 m; C 13.5 m; D 15.0 m; E 18.0 m; F 18.0 m; G 20.0 m; H 16.5 m; J 13.4 m; K 10.0 m (corner lots need an additional 2.0 m, with some exceptions)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% for buildings; no more than 70% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surface
- **Maximum density:** One principal dwelling unit per lot; floor area ratio 0.55 on the first 464.5 m² of lot area plus 0.30 on the rest
- **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:** 6.0 m; 9.0 m where driveway access is on an arterial road in RS1/C, RS1/J, RS2/C, RS2/J
- **Rear setback:** 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; 6.0 m for lots under 372 m², lots less than 28 m deep, lots on an arterial road needing a 9.0 m front yard, or one-storey houses
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** RS1/A, RS1/K, RS2/A, RS2/K lots with a rear lane: detached accessory buildings over 10.0 m² no closer than 3.0 m to a lot line on a public road or 1.2 m to any other lot line
- **Other rules:** Landscaping with live plants must cover 20% (A, K), 25% (B, C, J) or 30% (D, E, F, G, H) of the lot; side yards do not count; No exterior wall facing an interior side yard may have a continuous length over 55% of the lot depth; Where an enclosed link joins a lane-accessed garage to the house, it must be single storey, no more than 5.0 m high

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RS1-RS2-RS324187.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/rs1-a-h-j-k/_