{"title":"IS zone in Richmond: Industrial Storage","code":"IS","slug":"is","name":"Industrial Storage","group":"Industrial","section":"12.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Storage and shipping uses; IS is for storage, shipping and industrial uses, IS1 for commercial vehicle parking and storage and outdoor storage only.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Storage and shipping uses; IS is for storage, shipping and industrial uses, IS1 for commercial vehicle parking and storage and outdoor storage only.","quotes":["The zone provides for storage and shipping uses. The zone is divided into 2 sub-zones: IS for","sites used for storage, shipping and industrial uses; IS1 for sites used for commercial vehicle","parking and storage and outdoor storage uses only."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["child care","commercial vehicle parking and storage","industrial, general","outdoor storage","transportation depot","truck or rail terminal"],"quotes":["child care","commercial vehicle parking and","industrial, general","outdoor storage","transportation depot","truck or rail terminal"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["residential security/operator unit"],"quotes":["residential security/operator unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There are no minimum lot width, lot depth or lot area requirements."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% for buildings","quotes":["50 % for buildings on sites zoned IS;"]},"max_density":{"value":"1.0 floor area ratio","quotes":["1.0 for sites zoned IS;"]},"max_height":{"value":"12.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for buildings is 12.0 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"20.0 m","quotes":["The maximum height for accessory structures is 20.0 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum interior side yard or rear yard."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No minimum","quotes":["There is no minimum interior side yard or rear yard."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["The minimum front yard and exterior side yard is 6.0 m."]},"other":{"value":["Commercial vehicle parking and storage and outdoor storage may not be stacked or piled higher than 4.5 m"],"quotes":["Commercial vehicle parking and storage and outdoor storage uses are not permitted to be","stored, stacked or piled in any manner that exceeds 4.5 m in height."]}},"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/IS24001.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/is/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/is.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/is.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}