{"title":"CG2 zone in Richmond: Gas & Service Stations","code":"CG2","slug":"cg2","name":"Gas & Service Stations","group":"Commercial","section":"10.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"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.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"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.","quotes":["The zone provides for the sale of gasoline along with a limited amount of retail convenience","and a car wash (CG1). Another sub-zone (CG2) exists to include the servicing and repair of"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["gas station","service station"],"quotes":["gas station","service station"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["car wash","retail, convenience"],"quotes":["car wash","retail, convenience"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% for buildings","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 35% for buildings."]},"max_density":{"value":"0.35 floor area ratio","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 0.35."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 9.0 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 12.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"12.0 m for buildings; 4.5 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 1.5 m for canopies","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is:","12.0 m for buildings;","4.5 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; and","1.5 m for canopies."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m for buildings; 10.0 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 3.0 m for canopies","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard and rear yard is:","3.0 m for buildings;","10.0 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; and","3.0 m for canopies"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m for buildings; 10.0 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 3.0 m for canopies","quotes":["The minimum interior side yard and rear yard is:","3.0 m for buildings;","10.0 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; and","3.0 m for canopies"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"12.0 m for buildings; 4.5 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; 1.5 m for canopies","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is:","12.0 m for buildings;","4.5 m for pump islands and above-ground storage tanks; and","1.5 m for canopies."]},"other":{"value":["A service station is only permitted on sites zoned CG2","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"],"quotes":["A service station is only be permitted on sites zoned CG2.","Retail convenience shall be limited to a total floor area of 15.0 m2.","A car wash shall be no closer than 20.0 m to a zone which permits residential use.","A drive aisle shall be setback 3.0 m from adjacent properties."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026)","url":"https://www.richmond.ca/city-hall/bylaws/zoning-bylaw-8500.htm","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the bylaw as one PDF per zone or group of zones (each zone's source_url; pdf_page counts within that PDF, and lines point into the saved combined text). The City says the office consolidation has no Council sanction, is for convenience of reference only, is not the official version and is not admissible in a court of law; certified copies come from the City Clerk. Zones listed as \"in progress\" by the City (for example ZR5, ZC30, ZA4) are not part of the consolidation and are not listed here."},"source_url":"https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/CG1-223992.pdf#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/richmond","name":"Richmond","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cg2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cg2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cg2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}