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title: "IR1 zone in Richmond: Industrial Retail"
place: Richmond, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/richmond
zone: IR1
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/ir1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ir1.json"
---

# IR1 zone in Richmond: Industrial Retail

A range of general industrial uses, stand-alone offices and a limited range of retail uses, with a few other compatible uses (IR1); IR2 is used for rezoning applications to implement the City Centre Area Plan.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of general industrial uses, stand-alone offices and a limited range of retail uses, with a few other compatible uses (IR1); IR2 is used for rezoning applications to implement the City Centre Area Plan.
- **Main uses:** auction, minor; building or garden supply; child care; commercial storage; commercial vehicle parking and storage; contractor service; education, commercial; equipment, minor; emergency service; government service; greenhouse & plant nursery; health service, minor; industrial, general; industrial, manufacturing; industrial, warehouse; library and exhibit; manufacturing, custom indoor; microbrewery, winery and distillery; office; parking, non-accessory; recreation, indoor; recycling depot; recycling drop-off; restaurant; restaurant, drive-through; retail, second hand; retail, showroom; service, business support; studio; utility, minor; vehicle body repair or paint shop; vehicle repair; warehouse sales
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** residential security/operator unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Retail, general (automotive parts and accessories only): only at 2760 Sweden Way (P.I.D. 024-886-271); Vehicle sale/rental: only at 4331 Vanguard Road (P.I.D. 001-404-008) and 4431 Vanguard Road (P.I.D. 001-403-991), limited to 10% of gross floor area; Microbrewery, winery and distillery: only at 5800 Cedarbridge Way (P.I.D. 002-161-583), one establishment; Hotel, religious assembly and retail, general (additional uses): only on IR2 sites in the City Centre within 50.0 m of listed roads such as Bridgeport Road
- **Minimum lot area:** No minimum, except in the City Centre: 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, except in the City Centre
- **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; no maximum for non-accessory parking as a principal use
- **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:** Warehouse sales are for household furnishings only (furniture, carpet, major appliances, building materials); 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, limited to 15% of the gross floor area and up to 500 m²

## Source

- [Richmond Zoning Bylaw 8500 (office consolidation, July 29, 2026), s. 12.4](https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/IR1-224000.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/ir1/_