{"title":"IB1 zone in Richmond: Industrial Business Park","code":"IB1","slug":"ib1","name":"Industrial Business Park","group":"Industrial","section":"12.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of general industrial uses and stand-alone offices, with a limited range of compatible uses (IB1); IB2 is used for rezoning applications to implement the City Centre Area Plan.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of general industrial uses and stand-alone offices, with a limited range of compatible uses (IB1); IB2 is used for rezoning applications to implement the City Centre Area Plan.","quotes":["The zone provides for a range of general industrial uses and stand-alone offices, with a","limited range of compatible uses (IB1). Another sub-zone exists that would be used for","rezoning applications in order to implement the City Centre Area Plan (IB2)."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["animal daycare","animal grooming","animal shelter","auction, minor","broadcasting studio","child care","commercial storage","commercial vehicle parking and storage","contractor service","education, commercial","emergency service","government service","health service, minor","industrial, general","industrial, manufacturing","industrial, warehouse","library and exhibit","manufacturing, custom indoor","office","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","recycling drop-off","restaurant","utility, minor","vehicle body repair or paint shop","vehicle repair"],"quotes":["animal daycare","animal grooming","animal shelter","auction, minor","broadcasting studio","child care","commercial storage","commercial vehicle parking and","contractor service","education, commercial","emergency service","government service","health service, minor","industrial, general","industrial, manufacturing [Bylaw 10181,","industrial, warehouse [Bylaw 10181,","library and exhibit","manufacturing, custom indoor","office","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","recycling drop-off","restaurant","utility, minor","vehicle body repair or paint shop","vehicle repair"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["residential security/operator unit","restaurant, drive-through (limited to one listed site)","retail, general"],"quotes":["residential security/operator unit","restaurant, drive-through [Bylaw 9956,","retail, general [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Microbrewery, winery and distillery: only at 11220 Horseshoe Way (PID 000-564-095) and #110 - 12500 Horseshoe Way (PID 026-556-791)","Indoor shooting range: only at 7400 River Road (PID 003-752-534)","Restaurant, drive-through: only at 13020 Delf Place (P.I.D. 003-515-966), one establishment up to 300 m²","Medical cannabis production facility: only at 23000 Fraserwood Way (P.I.D. 027-570-428, 027-570-436, 027-570-444), up to 1,800 m²","Vehicle sale/rental: only at 6260 Graybar Road (P.I.D. 008-338-906), up to 926.5 m²","One residential security/operator unit up to 80 m² permitted at 2351 Simpson Road (Strata Plan LMS720)"],"quotes":["Microbrewery, Winery and Distillery shall be only permitted on the following sites:","11220 Horseshoe Way [Bylaw 9614, Feb 14/17]","PID 000-564-095 [Bylaw 9614, Feb 14/17]","PID 026-556-791 [Bylaw 9614, Feb 14/17]","An indoor shooting range is only permitted on the following site: [Bylaw 9500, Dec 15/15]","7400 River Road","PID 003-752-534","13020 Delf Place [Bylaw 9956, Apr 26/21]","P.I.D. 003-515-966 [Bylaw 9956, Apr 26/21]","establishment and a maximum floor area of 300 m2:","23000 Fraserwood Way (Strata lots 1, 2 and 3 of BCS2986) [Bylaw 9978, Dec 18/19]","subject to a maximum of 1,800 m2 floor area for a medical cannabis production facility:","P.I.D. 027-570-428 [Bylaw 9978, Dec 18/19]","P.I.D. 027-570-436 [Bylaw 9978, Dec 18/19]","P.I.D. 027-570-444 [Bylaw 9978, Dec 18/19]","6260 Graybar Road [Bylaw 9977, May 13/19]","P.I.D. 008-338-906 [Bylaw 9977, May 13/19]","shall be limited to a maximum gross floor area of 926.5 m2 and located on the site in the area","2351 Simpson Road [Bylaw 10304, Jul 25/22]","Strata Plan LMS720 [Bylaw 10304, Jul 25/22]","security/operator unit with a maximum floor area of 80 m2 is permitted on the following site:"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum, except an animal shelter needs 2.0 ha; in the City Centre the minimum is 8,000.0 m² west of Brown Road, 4,000.0 m² elsewhere for buildings over 25.0 m high, and 2,400.0 m² elsewhere for buildings 25.0 m high or less","quotes":["There is no minimum lot area, except:","for an animal shelter which must have a minimum lot area of 2.0 ha; and","8,000.0 m2 west of Brown Road;","4,000.0 m2 elsewhere for buildings which exceed the maximum building height","of 25.0 m; and","2,400.0 m2 elsewhere for all buildings with a maximum building height of","25.0 m or less."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum lot width requirement. [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75% for buildings; in the City Centre 90% for buildings, and the building envelope may not exceed 650.0 m² if the building is taller than 25.0 m","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 75% for buildings, except in the City Centre where: [Bylaw 10181,","the maximum lot coverage is 90% for buildings; and [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]","the maximum building envelope shall not exceed 650.0 m2 if the building has a","maximum height of more than 25.0 m."]},"max_density":{"value":"1.0 floor area ratio (1.2 in the City Centre), plus 0.1 more if used entirely for community amenity space","quotes":["The maximum floor area ratio is 1.0, except in the City Centre where the maximum floor area","ratio is 1.2, together with an additional 0.1 floor area ratio provided that it is entirely used to"]},"max_height":{"value":"16.0 m (12.0 m for buildings less than 50.0 m from a residentially zoned lot), up to 35.0 m with a development permit or development variance permit; in the City Centre 25.0 m (up to 35.0 m with a permit); within 50.0 m of Bridgeport Road 35.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for all buildings is 16.0 m, and 12.0 m for all buildings that are less than","50.0 m from a residentially zoned lot. Additional building height may be permitted through the","buildings of 35.0 m. [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]","buildings is 25.0 m, however additional building height may be permitted through the","within 50.0 m of Bridgeport Road the"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 20.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 3.0 m, provided that an adequate transition"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"No minimum (3.0 m adjacent to existing residential uses or zones in the City Centre)","quotes":["There is no minimum interior side yard or rear yard, except in the City Centre where a","minimum setback of 3.0 m shall be provided adjacent to existing residential uses or zones."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No minimum (3.0 m adjacent to existing residential uses or zones in the City Centre)","quotes":["There is no minimum interior side yard or rear yard, except in the City Centre where a","minimum setback of 3.0 m shall be provided adjacent to existing residential uses or zones."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 3.0 m, provided that an adequate transition"]},"other":{"value":["Animal shelter needs a lot of at least 2.0 ha","In the City Centre, buildings taller than 25.0 m must have a minimum building separation space of 35.0 m; buildings taller than the Oak Street Bridge must be set back 30.0 m to the drip line of the bridge","A restaurant may not be closer than 20.0 m to the high water mark","Sale of products to the public is a secondary use for industrial manufacturing only, limited to 15% of the gross floor area and up to 500 m²"],"quotes":["for an animal shelter which must have a minimum lot area of 2.0 ha; and","In the City Centre, buildings taller than 25.0 m must have a minimum building separation","space of 35.0 m.","In the City Centre, buildings taller than the Oak Street Bridge must be set back 30.0 m to the","A restaurant shall not be located closer than 20.0 m to the high water mark.","for industrial, manufacturing uses only, and is limited to 15% of the total gross floor area, up","to a maximum floor area of 500 m2, of the business."]}},"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/IB1-223999.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/ib1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ib1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ib1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}