{"title":"RS2/A-H, J-K zone in Richmond: Single Detached","code":"RS2/A-H, J-K","slug":"rs2-a-h-j-k","name":"Single Detached","group":"Residential","section":"8.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached housing with a range of compatible secondary uses; subdivision standards vary by sub-category (A-H, J-K).","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached housing with a range of compatible secondary uses; subdivision standards vary by sub-category (A-H, J-K).","quotes":["The zone provides for single detached housing with a range of compatible secondary uses.","Subdivision standards vary by sub-categories (A-H, J-K)."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["housing, single detached"],"quotes":["housing, single detached"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","secondary suite","bed and breakfast"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","secondary suite","bed and breakfast"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"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","quotes":["RS2/A 6.0 m 9.0 m 24.0 m 270.0 m²","RS2/B 6.0 m 12.0 m 24.0 m 360.0 m²","RS2/C 13.5 m 13.5 m 24.0 m 360.0 m²","RS2/D 7.5 m 15.0 m 24.0 m 450.0 m²","RS1/E 7.5 m 18.0 m 24.0 m 550.0 m²","RS2/F 7.5 m 18.0 m 45.0 m 828.0 m²","RS2/G 10.0 m 20.0 m 45.0 m 2,000.0 m²","RS2/H 7.5 m 16.5 m 24.0 m 550.0 m²","RS2/J 13.4 m 13.4 m 24.0 m 360.0 m²","RS2/K 6.0 m 10.0 m 24.0 m 315.0 m²"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"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)","quotes":["RS2/A 6.0 m 9.0 m 24.0 m 270.0 m²","RS2/B 6.0 m 12.0 m 24.0 m 360.0 m²","RS2/C 13.5 m 13.5 m 24.0 m 360.0 m²","RS2/D 7.5 m 15.0 m 24.0 m 450.0 m²","RS1/E 7.5 m 18.0 m 24.0 m 550.0 m²","RS2/F 7.5 m 18.0 m 45.0 m 828.0 m²","RS2/G 10.0 m 20.0 m 45.0 m 2,000.0 m²","RS2/H 7.5 m 16.5 m 24.0 m 550.0 m²","RS2/J 13.4 m 13.4 m 24.0 m 360.0 m²","RS2/K 6.0 m 10.0 m 24.0 m 315.0 m²","corner lots are required to"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% for buildings; no more than 70% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surface","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":"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","quotes":["The maximum density is one principal dwelling unit per lot.","the maximum floor area ratio is 0.55 applied","to a maximum of 464.5 m2 of the lot area, together with 0.30 applied to the balance of the lot area"]},"max_height":{"value":"2 ½ storeys, within the vertical lot width and depth envelopes; 7.5 m for a flat roof","quotes":["The maximum height for principal buildings is 2 ½ storeys, but it shall not exceed the","with a flat roof, the maximum height is 7.5 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9.0 m (accessory structures)","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 9.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m; 9.0 m where driveway access is on an arterial road in RS1/C, RS1/J, RS2/C, RS2/J","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m, except it is 9.0 m where the driveway access is on an","arterial road in the RS1/C, RS1/J, RS2/C, RS2/J"]},"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; 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","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","above, up to maximum required setback of 10.7 m.","The minimum rear yard is 6.0 m for:","9.0 m; or","a lot with a lot area less than 372 m2; or","a lot with a lot depth less than 28 m; or","a lot containing a single detached dwelling of one storey only."]},"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; or","1.2 m for lots less than 18.0 m wide."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum exterior side yard is 3.0 m."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"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","quotes":["A detached accessory building of more than 10.0 m2 may be located in the rear yard in the","but no closer than 3.0 m to a lot line abutting a","public road or 1.2 m to any other lot line."]},"other":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["20% on lots zoned RS1/A or K, RS2/A or K","25% on lots zoned RS1/B, C or J, RS2/B, C or J","30% on lots zoned RS1/D, E, F, G or H, RS2/D, E, F, G or H","any side yard area is excluded from the calculation of percentages of the lot area","maximum length of continuous wall greater than 55% of the total lot depth.","is limited to a single storey no greater","than 5.0 m."]}},"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/RS1-RS2-RS324187.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/rs2-a-h-j-k/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rs2-a-h-j-k.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rs2-a-h-j-k.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}