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title: "CS2 zone in Richmond: Steveston Commercial"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: CS2
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/cs2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/cs2.json"
---

# CS2 zone in Richmond: Steveston Commercial

Supports the heritage character of Steveston Village while providing for shopping, personal service, business, entertainment, mixed commercial/residential and industrial needs.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Supports the heritage character of Steveston Village while providing for shopping, personal service, business, entertainment, mixed commercial/residential and industrial needs.
- **Main uses:** animal grooming; broadcasting studio; child care; education; education, commercial; entertainment, spectator; government service; greenhouse & plant nursery; health service, minor; hotel; industrial, general; liquor primary establishment; manufacturing, custom indoor; microbrewery, winery and distillery; office; parking, non-accessory; recreation, indoor; recycling depot; restaurant; retail, convenience; retail, general; retail, second hand; service, business support; service, financial; service, household repair; service, personal; studio; veterinary service
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** boarding and lodging; community care facility, minor; home business; housing apartment
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Boarding and lodging, community care facility (minor), home business and apartment housing are not permitted at 3866 Bayview Street (PID 003-666-387) and 3900 Bayview Street (PID 025-114-735); Recycling depot is not permitted at 3866 Bayview Street and 3900 Bayview Street; Dwelling units at 12020 1st Avenue (P.I.D. 009-712-178) may only be used for residential rental tenure
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100% for buildings
- **Maximum density:** 1.0 floor area ratio (no maximum for non-accessory parking as a principal use)
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m (not more than 2 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9.0 m
- **Front setback:** No minimum front yard; building fronts facing a public road may not be set back from the road lot line, except for limited recesses (e.g. ground floor setback up to 1.5 m with support posts at the front lot line)
- **Rear setback:** No minimum
- **Interior side setback:** No minimum
- **Street side setback:** No minimum side yard
- **Other rules:** Apartment housing: no part of the first storey within 9.0 m of the lot line abutting a road may be used for residential purposes; Apartment housing: an entrance to the residential or parking area above or behind the commercial space is allowed if no wider than 2.0 m; Residential rental tenure may be located anywhere in this zone

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 9.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/CS2-324201.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/cs2/_