IB1 zone in Richmond: Industrial Business Park

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

In short

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.

Zone rules

Purpose	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.
Main uses	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
Also allowed (secondary uses)	residential security/operator unit restaurant, drive-through (limited to one listed site) retail, general
Extra uses on specific lots	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)
Minimum lot area	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
Minimum lot width	No minimum
Maximum lot coverage	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
Maximum density	1.0 floor area ratio (1.2 in the City Centre), 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), 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
Maximum height, accessory buildings	20.0 m
Front setback	3.0 m
Rear setback	No minimum (3.0 m adjacent to existing residential uses or zones in the City Centre)
Interior side setback	No minimum (3.0 m adjacent to existing residential uses or zones in the City Centre)
Street side setback	3.0 m
Other rules	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

Source: Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 12.3 (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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