---
title: "RTP4 zone in Richmond: Parking Structure Townhouses"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: RTP4
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/rtp4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/rtp4.json"
---

# RTP4 zone in Richmond: Parking Structure Townhouses

High density town housing with a parking structure and other compatible uses in the City Centre.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High density town housing with a parking structure and other compatible uses in the City Centre.
- **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:** 2,400.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 50.0 m on major arterial roads; 40.0 m on local arterial roads and all other areas
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.2, plus 0.1 for amenity space; enclosed parking and certain other areas are not counted
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m (4 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5.0 m (accessory buildings); 9.0 m (accessory structures)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m (also applies to exterior side yard or road setback)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m; may be reduced to 1.5 m with a Development Permit; 1.5 m from a lane
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m; may be reduced to 1.5 m with a Development Permit
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 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; 20% of the lot area must be landscaped with live plant material; Up to half of the required resident parking may be in tandem

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 8.9](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/RTP1-424199.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/rtp4/_