{"title":"IL zone in Richmond: Light Industrial","code":"IL","slug":"il","name":"Light Industrial","group":"Industrial","section":"12.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of general industrial uses, with a limited range of compatible uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of general industrial uses, with a limited range of compatible uses.","quotes":["The zone provides for a range of general industrial uses, with a limited range of compatible"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["animal daycare","animal grooming","animal shelter","auction, minor","car or truck wash","child care","commercial storage","commercial vehicle parking and storage","contractor service","fleet service","industrial, general","industrial, manufacturing","industrial, warehouse","manufacturing, custom indoor","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","recycling drop-off","restaurant","utility, minor","vehicle repair","vehicle body repair or paint shop"],"quotes":["animal daycare","animal grooming","animal shelter","auction, minor","car or truck wash","child care","commercial storage","commercial vehicle parking and","contractor service","fleet service","industrial, general","industrial, manufacturing [Bylaw 10181,","industrial, warehouse [Bylaw 10181,","manufacturing, custom indoor","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","recycling drop-off","restaurant","utility, minor","vehicle repair","vehicle body repair or paint shop"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["residential security/operator unit"],"quotes":["residential security/operator unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Outdoor storage (additional use): only at 16360 River Road (PID 023-325-178) and 16540 River Road (PID 028-709-632)","Parking, non-accessory (additional use): only at 9920 River Drive (PID 017-483-166)","Maximum floor area ratio 0.12 at 16540 River Road (PID 005-480-884); 0.06 at 16360 River Road (PID 023-325-178)","Maximum building height 9.0 m at 3540 Bayview Street, 3880 Bayview Street and 12551 No.1 Road","Residential security/operator unit not permitted at 3540 Bayview Street, 3880 Bayview Street and 12551 No. 1 Road","Animal shelter, auction (minor), car or truck wash, fleet service and recycling depot not permitted at 3540 Bayview Street, 3880 Bayview Street and 12551 No.1 Road"],"quotes":["Outdoor storage shall only be permitted at the following sites and subject to the restrictions in","16360 River Road [Bylaw 9089, Feb 11/14]","PID 023-325-178","16540 River Road [Bylaw 9089, Feb 11/14]","PID 028-709-632 Lot 1 Section 14 Block 5 North Range 5 West New Westminster District Plan","Parking, non-accessory shall only be permitted on the following site: [Bylaw 9694, Jun 12/23]","9920 River Drive [Bylaw 9694, Jun 12/23]","PID 017-483-166","The following site is limited to a maximum floor area ratio of 0.12: [Bylaw 8737, Nov 14/11]","The following site is limited to a maximum floor area ratio of 0.06: [Bylaw 8998, Jul 8/13]","16360 River Road [Bylaw 8998, Jul 8/13]","PID 005-480-884","3540 Bayview Street [Bylaw 10393, Dec 19/22]","3880 Bayview Street [Bylaw 10393, Dec 19/22]","12551 No.1 Road [Bylaw 10393, Dec 19/22]","the maximum height for buildings is 9.0 m for the following","Notwithstanding Section 12.2.3.A, residential security/operator unit is not permitted on the","Notwithstanding Section 12.2.2, animal shelter, auction, minor, car or truck wash, fleet"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum lot width, lot depth, or lot area requirement. [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum lot width, lot depth, or lot area requirement. [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75% for buildings; 80% in the City Centre","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 75% for buildings, except in the City Centre where the","maximum lot coverage is 80% for buildings."]},"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; buildings within 30.0 m of the Oak Street Bridge may not exceed the bridge deck height","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. Notwithstanding the above, any building within 30.0 m of the Oak Street"]},"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":["A restaurant may not be closer than 20.0 m to the high water mark","In the City Centre, buildings taller than the Oak Street Bridge deck must be set back 30.0 m to the drip line of the bridge","Commercial vehicle parking and storage and outdoor storage may not be stacked or piled higher than 4.5 m","Outdoor storage sites: no storage of wrecked or salvaged goods or food products, and no servicing of vehicles or equipment"],"quotes":["A restaurant shall not be located closer than 20.0 m to the high water mark.","In the City Centre, buildings taller than the Oak Street Bridge deck must be set back 30.0 m to","exceeds 4.5 m in height.","Outdoor storage of wrecked or salvaged goods and materials;","Outdoor storage of food products;","Servicing of vehicles or equipment."]}},"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/IL23998.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/il/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/il.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/il.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}