RTA zone in Richmond

Arterial Road Three-Unit Dwellings. Three dwelling units on a single lot fronting an arterial road (s.8.17.1).

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3lots in this zone on the map

1,000 m²median lot size (10,764 ft²)

1,000–1,000 m²smallest to largest lot

9 mmaximum height (30 ft)

The rules

Name	Arterial Road Three-Unit Dwellings
Homes allowed	3 (one three-unit housing building per lot; s.8.17.4.1) + secondary suites
Floor space ratio	0.6 (max 502 m²)
Floor space notes	Max floor area = lesser of FAR 0.6 or 501.7 m2 (s.8.17.4.2); each unit 133.7-183.9 m2 (s.8.17.4.4). Exclusions: 37.5 m2 per unit attached parking, 10% open covered areas, one accessory building < 10 m2, 2.35 m2 per unit green building systems (s.8.17.4.5); ceiling > 5.0 m counts twice except 10 m2/unit entry/stair (s.8.17.4.6). Note: RTA was not amended for SSMUH by Bylaw 10573. Secondary suite (s.5.4): inside the dwelling, one per principal unit, min 33 m2 (single detached) or 25 m2 (SSMUH/town housing), max the lesser of 40% of the unit's floor area or 120 m2, not stratified; extra parking stall on listed arterial roads.
Height	9 m (30 ft) · 2 storeys
Height notes	Lesser of 2 storeys or 9.0 m within the vertical envelopes; flat roof 7.5 m (s.8.17.7).
Lot coverage	45%
Coverage notes	Buildings 45%; 70% incl. non-porous surfaces; landscaping 20/25/30% by lot width (s.8.17.5).
Setbacks	front 6 m (20 ft), side 1.2 m (4 ft), rear 6 m (20 ft), flank 3 m (10 ft)
Setback notes	Front 6.0 m; interior side 2.0 m (lots 20 m+), 1.8 m (18-20 m), 1.2 m (< 18 m); exterior side 3.0 m (6.0 m on an arterial road); rear the greater of 6.0 m or 20% of lot depth for 60% of the rear wall and 25% for the rest/upper storeys, max 10.7 m, reducible to 6.0 m by Development Permit, 1.2 m on corner lots with 6.0 m exterior side yard; accessory buildings/garages front 12.0 m, rear 6.0 m (s.8.17.6). Side value shown is the minimum (narrow lots). Lot: min width 13.4 m (10.35-15.0 m variants), depth 30.0 m (s.8.17.8).
Bylaw sections	s.8.17.1-8.17.11

What you can use it for

Three-unit housingSecondary suiteBoarding and lodgingCommunity care facility, minorHome business

What BC law allows on these lots

4 homes (lots over 280 m²)3 lots

Our estimate per lot under BC's Bills 44 and 47, from lot size, transit distance and the urban boundary.

Example lots in RTA

No addressed lots in this zone on the map.

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Read from Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (adopted 2009-11-16; office consolidation Jul 29, 2026; residential sections amended to Bylaw 10760, 2026-06-08) ↗, checked 2026-10-21. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with Richmond before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.