8431 Heather St
Richmond · PID 013-210-815
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).
Front of the lot
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Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
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Lot facts
- Address
- 8431 Heather St
- City
- Richmond
- PID
- 013-210-815
- Lot size
- 445 m² · 4,790 ft²
- Zone
- RSM/M Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RSM/M rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in Richmond?
- Property tax
- $3.54 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RSM/M · Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing (RSM/M)
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
- 3,735 ft² (347 m²), floor space ratio 0.78
- Max height
- 33 ft (10.0 m), 2.5 storeys
- Max building footprint
- 2,155 ft² (200 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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