{"title":"RTH1 zone in Richmond: High Density Townhouses","code":"RTH1","slug":"rth1","name":"High Density Townhouses","group":"Residential","section":"8.8","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High density town housing and other compatible uses in the City Centre and other select areas.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High density town housing and other compatible uses in the City Centre and other select areas.","quotes":["The zone provides for high density town housing and other compatible uses in the City Centre","and other select areas."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["child care","housing, town","live/work dwelling"],"quotes":["child care","housing, town","live/work dwelling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","home-based business","secondary suite"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","home-based business","secondary suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"600.0 m² in the City Centre (not including McLennan North and McLennan South) on RTH1 sites; 1,800.0 m² in all other areas or zones","quotes":["600.0 m2 in the City Centre, not including the McLennan North and McLennan South","1,800.0 m2 in all other areas or zones."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"20.0 m in the City Centre (not including McLennan North and McLennan South) on RTH1 sites; 50.0 m on major arterial roads; 40.0 m on local arterial roads and all other areas","quotes":["20.0 m in the City Centre, not including the McLennan North and McLennan South","on sites zoned RTH1;","50.0 m on major arterial roads; and","40.0 m on local arterial roads and all other areas."]},"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 the lot may be occupied by buildings, structures and non-porous"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.75, plus 0.1 for amenity space","quotes":["0.75 for lots zoned RTH1, together with an additional 0.1 floor area ratio provided that","it is entirely used to accommodate amenity space"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m (3 storeys)","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 12.0 m (3 storeys)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"5.0 m (accessory buildings); 9.0 m (accessory structures)","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory buildings is 5.0 m.","The maximum height for accessory structures is 9.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (also applies to exterior side yard or road setback)","quotes":["The minimum front yard, exterior side yard or road setback is 4.5 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"2.0 m; 1.2 m from a lane","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard and rear yard setback is 2.0 m.","The minimum setback from a lane is 1.2 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard and rear yard setback is 2.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (also applies to front yard or road setback)","quotes":["The minimum front yard, exterior side yard or road setback is 4.5 m."]},"other":{"value":["Live/work dwelling and home-based business are only allowed in the City Centre","Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m"],"quotes":["The following uses are only allowed in the City Centre:","live/work dwelling; and","home-based business.","The minimum lot depth is 30.0 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/RTH1-424198.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/rth1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rth1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rth1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}