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12280 Buchanan St

Richmond · PID 025-864-459

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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).

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Lot facts

Address
12280 Buchanan St
City
Richmond
PID
025-864-459
Lot size
369 m² · 3,972 ft²
Zone
RSM/S Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RSM/S rules
Homes guide
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Property tax
$3.54 per $1,000 of assessed value

Zoning rules · RSM/S · Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (RSM/S)

Small-scale multi-unit housing, with a density bonus for six-unit development to support affordable housing; sub-zones differ in subdivision standards (s.8.19.1).

Max floor area
3,244 ft² (301 m²), floor space ratio 0.82
Max height
33 ft (10.0 m), 2.5 storeys
Max building footprint
1,787 ft² (166 m²)
Setbacks
front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 6.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
Homes
3 on lots <= 280 m2; 4 on larger lots; 6 on lots > 281 m2 within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop if the owner pays into the affordable housing reserve (s.5.15) or provides one affordable rental unit under a housing agreement (s.8.19.5.1-2). Secondary suites allowed (one per unit).

Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (adopted 2009-11-16; office consolidation Jul 29, 2026; residential sections amended to Bylaw 10760, 2026-06-08) · s.8.19.1-8.19.12, 4.3A, 4.18.5, 5.4, 5.15. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.

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