---
title: "SI zone in Richmond: School & Institutional Use"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: SI
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/si/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/si.json"
---

# SI zone in Richmond: School & Institutional Use

Educational, recreational, park and community oriented uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Educational, recreational, park and community oriented uses.
- **Main uses:** child care; education; education, university; emergency service; entertainment, spectator; exhibition & convention facilities; government service; library and exhibit; park; recreation, indoor; recreation, outdoor; stadium; utility, major; utility, minor
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** religious assembly; residential security/operator unit
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No maximum
- **Maximum density:** No maximum floor area ratio
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m within 10.0 m of a residential zone; no other maximum
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Other rules:** Education and university education buildings must be at least 7.5 m from a property in a residential zone.; Religious assembly is limited to one per property, 300 seats and a gross floor area of 700.0 m².

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 13.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/SI24003.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/si/_