---
title: "I zone in Richmond: Industrial"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: I
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/i/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/i.json"
---

# I zone in Richmond: Industrial

A broad range of general and heavy industrial uses, with a range of compatible uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A broad range of general and heavy industrial uses, with a range of compatible uses.
- **Main uses:** animal day care; animal grooming; animal shelter; auction, major; auction, minor; bulk fuel depot; car or truck wash; child care; commercial storage; commercial vehicle parking and storage; concrete/asphalt plant; contractor service; equipment, major; equipment, minor; fleet service; industrial, general; industrial, heavy; industrial, manufacturing; industrial, warehouse; manufacturing, custom indoor; outdoor storage; recreation, indoor; recycling depot; recycling drop-off; recycling, hazardous; restaurant; utility, major; utility, minor; vehicle & equipment services, industrial; vehicle repair; vehicle body repair or paint shop; waste management; wrecking yard
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Indoor shooting range: only at 1020 Eburne Place (P.I.D. 025-104-349); Restaurant, drive-through: only at 18399 Blundell Road (P.I.D. 023-009-941)
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% for buildings
- **Maximum density:** 1.0 floor area ratio, plus 0.1 more if used entirely for community amenity space
- **Maximum height:** 16.0 m (12.0 m for buildings less than 50.0 m from a residentially zoned lot)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 20.0 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** No minimum
- **Interior side setback:** No minimum
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Outdoor storage is permitted; A waste management facility is limited to the inside of a building; A restaurant may not be closer than 20.0 m to the high water mark

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 12.1](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/I23997.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/i/_