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title: "RTH1 zone in Richmond: High Density Townhouses"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RTH1
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/rth1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rth1.json"
---

# RTH1 zone in Richmond: High Density Townhouses

High density town housing and other compatible uses in the City Centre and other select areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High density town housing and other compatible uses in the City Centre and other select areas.
- **Main uses:** child care; housing, town; live/work dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business; home-based business; secondary suite
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 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
- **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 0.75, plus 0.1 for amenity space
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (3 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory buildings); 9.0 m (accessory structures)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (also applies to exterior side yard or road setback)
- **Rear setback:** 2.0 m; 1.2 m from a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (also applies to front yard or road setback)
- **Other rules:** Live/work dwelling and home-based business are only allowed in the City Centre; Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.8](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RTH1-424198.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/rth1/_