What's on my Richmond property? ALR, floodplain & pipeline
Enter any City of Richmond address. Richmond publishes its zoning as map lines rather than the polygon data needed for an automatic per-parcel zone, so full zoning lookup is on the roadmap. What the tool does cover for Richmond today is the part that matters most on a river-delta island: the Agricultural Land Reserve, the Fraser floodplain, the rest of the provincial constraint layers, and the city's active development pipeline.
- ALR boundary check, the headline constraint in Richmond: roughly half of Lulu Island plus Westham Island is Agricultural Land Reserve
- Provincial floodplain mapping, which covers nearly the entire municipality (Richmond sits on the Fraser delta behind dykes, much of it near or below sea level)
- Riparian setbacks, contaminated sites, and BC Hydro corridors flagged on every parcel
- Parcel boundary and lot geometry from LTSA ParcelMap BC
- Richmond's active development-application pipeline (rezonings and development permits) tracked in Potential Sites
Richmond property FAQ
Can I look up Richmond zoning by address?
Not yet automatically. Richmond publishes zoning as boundary lines and text labels rather than the filled polygon data the tool needs for a clean per-parcel match, so an automatic Richmond zone lookup is on the roadmap. In the meantime the tool flags Richmond's ALR, floodplain, and other provincial constraints, and you can confirm the exact zone on the City of Richmond's own map.
Is my Richmond property in the ALR?
Quite possibly. Richmond is one of the most agricultural municipalities in Metro Vancouver, with roughly half of Lulu Island plus Westham Island in the Agricultural Land Reserve. The tool intersects every parcel against the provincial ALR layer and reports the overlap; non-farm use requires Agricultural Land Commission approval.
Is Richmond in a floodplain?
Almost all of it. Richmond sits on the Fraser River delta, much of it near or below sea level and protected by an extensive dyke system. Provincial floodplain mapping covers nearly the entire municipality, and the tool flags it on the parcel, along with the flood construction levels that follow from it.
What is in the Richmond development pipeline?
The tool tracks Richmond's active development applications (rezonings and development permits) from the City's planning data, with the address, applicant, and what is proposed. You can browse them ranked in Potential Sites alongside the other Metro Vancouver cities.