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title: "IL zone in Richmond: Light Industrial"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: IL
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/il/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/il.json"
---

# IL zone in Richmond: Light Industrial

A range of general industrial uses, with a limited range of compatible uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of general industrial uses, with a limited range of compatible uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum
- **Minimum lot width:** No minimum
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 75% for buildings; 80% in the City Centre
- **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; buildings within 30.0 m of the Oak Street Bridge may not exceed the bridge deck height
- **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:** 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

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 12.2](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/IL23998.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/il/_