{"title":"RTP4 zone in Richmond: Parking Structure Townhouses","code":"RTP4","slug":"rtp4","name":"Parking Structure Townhouses","group":"Residential","section":"8.9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High density town housing with a parking structure and other compatible uses in the City Centre.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High density town housing with a parking structure and other compatible uses in the City Centre.","quotes":["The zone provides for high density town housing with a parking structure and other compatible","uses in the City Centre."]},"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":"2,400.0 m²","quotes":["The minimum lot area is 2,400.0 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"50.0 m on major arterial roads; 40.0 m on local arterial roads and all other areas","quotes":["50.0 m on major arterial roads; and","40.0 m on local arterial roads and all other areas."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for buildings; no more than 75% of the lot may be buildings, structures and non-porous surfaces (up to 80% if a Development Permit allows)","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 50% for buildings.","No more than 75% of the lot may be occupied by buildings, structures and non-porous","may be increased to 80%, as specified in a"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.2, plus 0.1 for amenity space; enclosed parking and certain other areas are not counted","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 1.2, together with an additional 0.1 floor area ratio provided that","enclosed parking within a building or structure located on site;"]},"max_height":{"value":"15.0 m (4 storeys)","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 15.0 m (4 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":"3.0 m (also applies to exterior side yard or road setback)","quotes":["The minimum front yard, exterior side yard or road setback is 3.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m; may be reduced to 1.5 m with a Development Permit; 1.5 m from a lane","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard, rear yard and walkway setback shall be 3.0 m; except that","an interior side yard, rear yard and walkway setback may be reduced to 1.5 m, as specified","The minimum setback from a lane is 1.5 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m; may be reduced to 1.5 m with a Development Permit","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard, rear yard and walkway setback shall be 3.0 m; except that","an interior side yard, rear yard and walkway setback may be reduced to 1.5 m, as specified"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (also applies to front yard or road setback)","quotes":["The minimum front yard, exterior side yard or road setback is 3.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Live/work dwelling and home-based business are only allowed in the City Centre","Minimum lot depth is 30.0 m","20% of the lot area must be landscaped with live plant material","Up to half of the required resident parking may be in tandem"],"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.","20% of the lot area is restricted to landscaping with live plant material.","a maximum of 50% of the required resident parking spaces may be provided in a"]}},"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/RTP1-424199.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/rtp4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rtp4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rtp4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}