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title: "CG1 zone in Richmond: Gas & Service Stations"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: CG1
bylaw: Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cg1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cg1.json"
---

# CG1 zone in Richmond: Gas & Service Stations

Sale of gasoline with a limited amount of retail convenience and a car wash (CG1); the CG2 sub-zone also includes servicing and repair of vehicles.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Sale of gasoline with a limited amount of retail convenience and a car wash (CG1); the CG2 sub-zone also includes servicing and repair of vehicles.
- **Main uses:** gas station
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** car wash; retail, convenience
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% for buildings
- **Maximum density:** 0.35 floor area ratio
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12.0 m
- **Front setback:** 12.0 m for buildings; 4.5 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 1.5 m for canopies
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m for buildings; 10.0 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 3.0 m for canopies
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m for buildings; 10.0 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 3.0 m for canopies
- **Street side setback:** 12.0 m for buildings; 4.5 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 1.5 m for canopies
- **Other rules:** Retail convenience is limited to a total floor area of 15.0 m²; A car wash must be at least 20.0 m from a zone that permits residential use; Drive aisles must be set back 3.0 m from adjacent properties

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 10.5](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/CG1-223992.pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Richmond: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cg1/_