Definitions

1   In this regulation:

"Act" means the Local Government Act;

"West Coast Express station" means a passenger rail station or a planned passenger rail station for the West Coast Express.

Prescribed distances for transit-oriented areas

2   (1) For the purposes of the definition of "transit-oriented area" in section 455 [definitions in relation to Part 14] of the Act, the following distances are prescribed:

(a) 400 m, in relation to a transit station that is a bus stop or bus exchange, a planned bus stop or bus exchange or a West Coast Express station;

(b) 800 m, in relation to a transit station that is a passenger rail station or a planned passenger rail station other than a West Coast Express station.

(2) If, because of a distance prescribed under subsection (1), the boundary of a transit-oriented area bisects a parcel of land, the parcel of land is deemed to be wholly within the transit-oriented area.

Prescribed transit stations

3   (1) The transit stations located at the longitudes set out in column 2 of the Schedule and the latitudes set out opposite in column 3 of the Schedule are prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "transit station" in section 455 of the Act.

(2) The name of the transit station set out in column 1 of the Schedule and the type of transit station set out in column 4 of the Schedule are listed for ease of reference only.

Classes of land within transit-oriented areas

4   (1) The following classes of land within a transit-oriented area in relation to a passenger rail station or a planned passenger rail station, other than a West Coast Express station, are established:

(a) tier 1 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 200 m or less from the passenger rail station;

(b) tier 2 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 400 m or less from the passenger rail station but further than 200 m from the passenger rail station;

(c) tier 3 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 800 m or less from the passenger rail station but further than 400 m from the passenger rail station.

(2) The following classes of land within a transit-oriented area in relation to a bus stop or bus exchange, a planned bus stop or bus exchange or a West Coast Express station are established:

(a) tier 4 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 200 m or less from the bus stop, bus exchange or West Coast Express station;

(b) tier 5 land, comprised of parcels of land that are 400 m or less from the bus stop, bus exchange or West Coast Express station but further than 200 m from the bus stop, bus exchange or West Coast Express station.

(3) A parcel of land that is partly within more than one class of land established under subsection (1) or (2) is deemed to be wholly within the class of land to which the highest density, as set out in section 5, applies.

Density and height requirements

5   (1) For the purposes of section 481.01 [restrictions on zoning authority in relation to transit-oriented areas] of the Act, the density set out in column 2 of table 1 and the height set out opposite in column 3 of table 1 are prescribed for tier 1 land in each municipality set out opposite in column 1 of table 1.

Table 1

(tier 1 land)

(2) For the purposes of section 481.01 of the Act, the density set out in column 2 of table 2 and the height set out opposite in column 3 of table 2 are prescribed for tier 2 land in each municipality set out opposite in column 1 of table 2.

Table 2

(tier 2 land)

(3) For the purposes of section 481.01 of the Act, the density set out in column 2 of table 3 and the height set out opposite in column 3 of table 3 are prescribed for tier 3 land in each municipality set out opposite in column 1 of table 3.

Table 3

(tier 3 land)

(4) For the purposes of section 481.01 of the Act, the density set out in column 2 of table 4 and the height set out opposite in column 3 of table 4 are prescribed for tier 4 land in each municipality set out opposite in column 1 of table 4.

Table 4

(tier 4 land)

(5) For the purposes of section 481.01 of the Act, the density set out in column 2 of table 5 and the height set out opposite in column 3 of table 5 are prescribed for tier 5 land in each municipality set out opposite in column 1 of table 5.

Table 5

(tier 5 land)

Exemptions related to transit-oriented areas

6   (1) Section 481.01 of the Act does not apply in relation to land in a transit-oriented area that is zoned to permit residential use if the only residential use permitted is residential use that is ancillary or secondary to an industrial or agricultural use permitted by the zoning bylaw.

(2) Section 481.01 of the Act does not apply in relation to the following parcels of land located within the City of Richmond in the transit-oriented area designated in relation to the transit station known as Aberdeen Station:

(a) 780 Lancaster Crescent, PID 030-690-111;

(b) 1000 Lancaster Crescent, PID 003-858-278;

(c) 1040 Lancaster Crescent, PID 003-905-179;

(d) 1080 Lancaster Crescent, PID 004-277-261;

(e) 1120 Lancaster Crescent, PID 011-423-196;

(f) 1160 Lancaster Crescent, PID 003-823-822;

(g) 1200 Lancaster Crescent, PID 023-058-765;

(h) 1240 Lancaster Crescent, PID 023-058-617;

(i) 1280 Lancaster Crescent, PID 003-558-533;

(j) 1320 Lancaster Crescent, PID 004-504-992;

(k) 1360 Lancaster Crescent; PID 003-428-079.

[am. B.C. Reg. 60/2025.]

Consistency with official community plan

7   For the purposes of section 794 [transition — effect of official community plan] of the Act, December 31, 2025 is prescribed.

Off-street parking

8   For the purposes of section 796 (1) [transition — off-street parking] of the Act, June 30, 2024 is prescribed.