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

Richmond, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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