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11540 Railway Ave

Richmond · PID 003-468-569

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What BC law allows here

Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 4 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).

Lot facts

Address
11540 Railway Ave
City
Richmond
PID
003-468-569
Lot size
697 m² · 7,502 ft²
Zone
RDA Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RDA rules
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Property tax
$3.54 per $1,000 of assessed value

Zoning rules · RDA · Arterial Road Two-Unit Dwellings

Two-unit housing fronting an arterial road (s.8.16.1).

Max floor area
3,601 ft² (334 m²), floor space ratio 0.48
Max height
30 ft (9.0 m), 2 storeys
Max building footprint
3,376 ft² (314 m²)
Setbacks
front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 6.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
Homes
4 units; 6 within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop on lots > 281 m2 with affordable housing reserve payment or one affordable rental unit (s.8.16.4.1).

Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (adopted 2009-11-16; office consolidation Jul 29, 2026; residential sections amended to Bylaw 10760, 2026-06-08) · s.8.16.1-8.16.11, 4.2, 4.3, 5.4. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.

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