{"title":"RTL4 zone in Richmond: Low Density Townhouses","code":"RTL4","slug":"rtl4","name":"Low Density Townhouses","group":"Residential","section":"8.6","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density town housing and single detached housing in certain existing zones, plus other compatible uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density town housing and single detached housing in certain existing zones, plus other compatible uses.","quotes":["The zone provides for low density town housing and single detached housing in certain","existing zones, plus other compatible uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["child care","housing, town"],"quotes":["child care","housing, town"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","secondary suite"],"quotes":["boarding and lodging","community care facility, minor","home business","secondary suite"]},"site_specific":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["any dwelling units located at the following sites may only be","11631 7th Avenue","10771 Auburn Drive","6071 Azure Road","6600 Barnard Drive","12060 and 12110 Bath Road","12211 Cambie Road","12551 Cambie Road","12571 Cambie Road","4080 Garry Street","10771 Gilbert Road","12055 Greenland Drive","10000 Kilby Drive","7251 Langton Road","6800 Lynas Lane","3640 No. 5 Road","2960 Steveston Highway","12411 Trites Road","5071 Steveston Highway","minimum rear yard setback of 1.2 m:"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum for town housing","quotes":["There is no minimum lot area requirement for town housing."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40.0 m on local arterial roads; 50.0 m on major arterial roads","quotes":["The minimum lot width is 30.0 m, except in the RTL4 zone where the minimum lot width is:","40.0 m on local arterial roads; and","50.0 m on major arterial roads."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for buildings; no more than 65% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 40% for buildings.","No more than 65% of the lot may be occupied by buildings, structures and non-porous"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.60 for town housing, plus 0.1 for amenity space","quotes":["0.60 for town housing zoned RTL3 or RTL4, 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 in the RTL3 and RTL4 zones 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":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m; 6.0 m where the rear lot line abuts a public road or a lane","quotes":["The minimum rear yard is 3.0 m, except where the rear lot line abuts a public road or a lane,","in which case the minimum rear yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard is 3.0 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum exterior side yard is 6.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["25% of the lot area must be landscaped with live plant material","Minimum lot depth is 35.0 m"],"quotes":["25% of the lot area is restricted to landscaping with live plant material.","The minimum lot depth is 35.0 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/RTL1-424196.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/rtl4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rtl4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rtl4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}