{"title":"IR2 zone in Richmond: Industrial Retail","code":"IR2","slug":"ir2","name":"Industrial Retail","group":"Industrial","section":"12.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"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.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"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.","quotes":["The zone provides for a range of general industrial uses, stand-alone offices and a limited","range of retail uses, with a few other compatible uses (IR1). Another sub-zone exists that would","be used for rezoning applications in order to implement the City Centre Area Plan (IR2)."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["auction, minor","building or garden supply","child care","commercial storage","commercial vehicle parking and","contractor service","education, commercial","equipment, minor","emergency service","government service","greenhouse & plant nursery","health service, minor","industrial, general","industrial, manufacturing [Bylaw 10181,","industrial, warehouse [Bylaw 10181,","library and exhibit","manufacturing, custom indoor","microbrewery, winery and","office","parking, non-accessory","recreation, indoor","recycling depot","recycling drop-off","restaurant","restaurant, drive-through","retail, second hand","retail, showroom [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]","service, business support","studio","utility, minor","vehicle body repair or paint shop","vehicle repair","warehouse sales"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["residential security/operator unit"],"quotes":["residential security/operator unit"]},"site_specific":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["retail, general uses, limited to retail sale of automotive","2760 Sweden Way [Bylaw 9503, Jan 25/16]","P.I.D. 024-886-271 [Bylaw 9503, Jan 25/16]","Vehicle sale/rental uses shall be limited to a maximum of 10% gross floor area (GFA) and","4331 Vanguard Road [Bylaw 9670, Feb 25/19]","P.I.D. 001-404-008 [Bylaw 9670, Feb 25/19]","4431 Vanguard Road [Bylaw 9670, Feb 25/19]","P.I.D. 001-403-991 [Bylaw 9670, Feb 25/19]","Microbrewery, Winery and Distillery shall be only permitted on the following site(s) and","5800 Cedarbridge Way [Bylaw 10022, Jul 27/20]","P.I.D. 002-161-583 [Bylaw 10022, Jul 27/20]","In the City Centre, additional uses (e.g. hotel, religious assembly and retail, general) shall","only be permitted on sites zoned IR2 and shall:","only be permitted within 50.0 m of a property line abutting:"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"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","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements, except in the City Centre","8,000.0 m2 west of Brown Road;","4,000.0 m2 elsewhere for buildings which exceed the maximum building height of","2,400.0 m2 elsewhere for all buildings with a maximum building height of 25.0 m or"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum, except in the City Centre","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements, except in the City Centre"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"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","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage is 75% for buildings, except in the City Centre where: [Bylaw 10181,","the maximum lot coverage is 90% for buildings; and [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]","the maximum building envelope shall not exceed 650.0 m2 if the building has a","maximum height of more than 25.0 m."]},"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; no maximum for non-accessory parking as a principal use","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","There is no maximum floor area ratio for non-accessory parking as a principal use."]},"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; 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","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. [Bylaw 10181, Feb 16/21]","25.0 m, however additional building height may be permitted through the development permit","within 50.0 m of Bridgeport Road the"]},"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":["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"],"quotes":["Warehouse sales shall be for household furnishings only such as furniture, carpet, major","In the City Centre, buildings taller than 25.0 m must have a minimum building separation","space of 35.0 m.","In the City Centre, buildings taller than the Oak Street Bridge must be set back 30.0 m to the","A restaurant shall not be located closer than 20.0 m to the high water mark.","for industrial, manufacturing uses, and is limited to 15% of the total gross floor area, up to a","maximum floor area of 500 m2, of the business."]}},"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/IR1-224000.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/ir2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ir2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/ir2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}