{"title":"IS1 zone in Richmond: Industrial Storage","code":"IS1","slug":"is1","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":["commercial vehicle parking and storage","outdoor storage","residential security/operator unit"],"quotes":["The following are permitted uses for sites zoned IS1 subject to the restrictions in","commercial vehicle parking and storage;","outdoor storage;","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":"8%","quotes":["8% for sites zoned IS1."]},"max_density":{"value":"0.08 floor area ratio","quotes":["0.08 for sites zoned IS1."]},"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","Landscaping must include a 3.0 m wide landscape screen and a fence along the road frontage","Not allowed on IS1 sites: outdoor storage of wrecked or salvaged goods or food products, and servicing of vehicles or equipment"],"quotes":["stored, stacked or piled in any manner that exceeds 4.5 m in height.","Landscaping and screening shall consist of a 3.0 m wide landscape screen and a fence situated","The following are prohibited from occurring on sites zoned IS1:","Outdoor storage of wrecked or salvaged goods and materials;","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/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/is1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/is1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/is1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/richmond/zoning/index.json"}}