5251 Merganser Dr
Richmond · PID 001-285-661
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
- 5251 Merganser Dr
- City
- Richmond
- PID
- 001-285-661
- Lot size
- 908 m² · 9,774 ft²
- Zone
- RD1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RD1 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Richmond?
- Property tax
- $3.54 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RD1 · Two-Unit Dwellings (RD1)
Two-unit housing with compatible uses; RD1 has front-yard vehicle access, RD2 lane access from the rear (s.8.4.1).
- Max floor area
- 5,375 ft² (499 m²), floor space ratio 0.55
- Max height
- 30 ft (9.0 m), 2.5 storeys
- Max building footprint
- 4,398 ft² (409 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 6.0 m, side 1.2 m, rear 6.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
- Homes
- 4 units; 6 if not in a Transit-Oriented Area, within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, lot > 281 m2, and affordable housing reserve payment or one affordable rental unit (s.8.4.4.1).
Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (adopted 2009-11-16; office consolidation Jul 29, 2026; residential sections amended to Bylaw 10760, 2026-06-08) · s.8.4.1-8.4.11, 4.2, 4.3, 4.18, 5.4, 5.15. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
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