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C-5 zone in Surrey: Neighbourhood Commercial Zone

Surrey, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Neighbourhood scale shopping nodes.

Zone rules

PurposeNeighbourhood scale shopping nodes.
Main uses
  • Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, auction houses, and secondhand stores and pawnshops)
  • Personal service uses limited to barbershops, beauty parlours, cleaning and repair of clothing, and shoe repair shops
  • Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants)
  • Neighbourhood pub
  • Office uses (excluding social escort services and methadone clinics)
  • General service uses (excluding funeral parlours, drive-through banks and vehicle rentals)
  • Indoor recreational facilities
  • Community services
  • Child care centres
Also allowed (secondary uses)One caretaker unit per lot
Minimum lot area2,000 m²
Minimum lot width30 m
Maximum lot coverage50%
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 0.50; principal uses limited to 370 m² gross floor area per business
Maximum height9 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings4 m (accessory buildings and structures)
Front setback7.5 m from all lot lines
Rear setback7.5 m from all lot lines
Interior side setback7.5 m from all lot lines
Street side setback7.5 m from all lot lines
Other rulesOutdoor storage or display of goods, materials or supplies is prohibited.

Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 35 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Each Comprehensive Development (CD) zone is a separate site-specific by-law attached to Part 52 (listed on the Surrey map by lot as "CD" with its by-law number); those by-laws are not written out in this PDF. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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