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C-8 zone in Surrey: Community Commercial Zone

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

In short

Community shopping centres serving a community of several neighbourhoods.

Zone rules

PurposeCommunity shopping centres serving a community of several neighbourhoods.
Main uses
  • Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, and secondhand stores and pawnshops)
  • Personal service uses (excluding body rub parlours)
  • General service uses (excluding funeral parlours and drive-through banks)
  • Beverage container return centres (enclosed building only)
  • Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants)
  • Neighbourhood pubs
  • Liquor store
  • Office uses (excluding social escort services, methadone clinics and marijuana dispensaries)
  • Parking facilities
  • Automotive service uses of vehicles less than 5,000 kg G.V.W. (only if associated with a retail store)
  • Indoor recreational facilities
  • Entertainment uses (excluding arcades and adult entertainment stores)
  • Assembly halls
  • Community services
  • Child care centres
  • Cultural Uses
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 0.80; beverage container return centres limited to 418 m²
Maximum height12 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings4.5 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 rules
  • Outdoor storage or display of goods, materials or supplies is prohibited.
  • Noise at the lot boundary may not exceed 70 decibels next to an Industrial lot or 60 decibels next to any other lot.

Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 36 (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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