I zone in Richmond: Industrial

Richmond, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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