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title: "IB2 zone in Richmond: Industrial Business Park"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: IB2
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/ib2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ib2.json"
---

# IB2 zone in Richmond: Industrial Business Park

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](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/IB1-223999.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/ib2/_