---
title: "RTL3 zone in Richmond: Low Density Townhouses"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RTL3
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/rtl3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rtl3.json"
---

# RTL3 zone in Richmond: Low Density Townhouses

Low density town housing and single detached housing in certain existing zones, plus other compatible uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density town housing and single detached housing in certain existing zones, plus other compatible uses.
- **Main uses:** child care; housing, town
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business; secondary suite
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Rental tenure only: 11631 7th Avenue; Rental tenure only: 10771 Auburn Drive; Rental tenure only: 6071 Azure Road; Rental tenure only: 6600 Barnard Drive; Rental tenure only: 12060 and 12110 Bath Road; Rental tenure only: 12211 Cambie Road; Rental tenure only: 12551 Cambie Road; Rental tenure only: 12571 Cambie Road; Rental tenure only: 4080 Garry Street; Rental tenure only: 10771 Gilbert Road; Rental tenure only: 12055 Greenland Drive; Rental tenure only: 10000 Kilby Drive; Rental tenure only: 7251 Langton Road; Rental tenure only: 6800 Lynas Lane; Rental tenure only: 3640 No. 5 Road; Rental tenure only: 2960 Steveston Highway; Rental tenure only: 12411 Trites Road; 5071 Steveston Highway: minimum rear yard 1.2 m
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum for town housing
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% for buildings; no more than 65% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.60 for town housing, 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:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m; 6.0 m where the rear lot line abuts a public road or a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** 25% of the lot area must be landscaped with live plant material; Minimum lot depth is 35.0 m

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.6](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RTL1-424196.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/rtl3/_