{"title":"CHI zone in Surrey: Highway Commercial Industrial Zone","code":"CHI","slug":"chi","name":"Highway Commercial Industrial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 39","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial and related uses needing large lots and exposure to major highways, not usually accommodated in shopping centre, Town Centre or City Centre developments.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial and related uses needing large lots and exposure to major highways, not usually accommodated in shopping centre, Town Centre or City Centre developments.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate those commercial and related uses requiring","large lots and exposure to major highways, which generally are not accommodated in shopping"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Automotive service uses (vehicles under 5,000 kg G.V.W.)","Eating establishments, including drive-through restaurants","General service uses, including drive-through banks","Beverage container return centres","Indoor recreational facilities, including bingo halls","Light impact industry","Tourist accommodation","Parking facilities","Retail stores (limited list, e.g. appliance, building supply, furniture, garden supply, sporting goods)","Warehouse uses","Sales and rentals of vehicles under 5,000 kg G.V.W.","Assembly halls","Community services","Office uses (engineering and surveying, general contractor, government, utility company)","Child care centres","Self-Storage Warehouse","Liquor manufacturing","Within City Centre Sub-Area: shorter list including retail stores, office uses, cultural uses (no light industry, warehouse or vehicle sales)"],"note":"Uses differ outside and within the City Centre Sub-Area.","quotes":["Outside City Centre Sub-Area:","Within City Centre Sub-Area:","1. Automotive service uses, of vehicles less than 5,000 kg G.V.W.","6. Light impact industry, including retail of products processed or manufactured on the lot.","10. Warehouse uses.","16. Self-Storage Warehouse."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["One caretaker unit per lot","Automobile painting and body work (outside City Centre Sub-Area, limited conditions)","Neighbourhood pub as an accessory use to a tourist accommodation"],"quotes":["18. One caretaker unit per lot.","19. Automobile painting and body work, pursuant to Section J.4 of this Zone.","20. Neighbourhood pub as an accessory use to a tourist accommodation."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["Lot Area: Minimum 1,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"25 m","quotes":["Lot Width: Minimum 25 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.00, with tourist accommodation no more than 0.50 of it; beverage container return centres limited to 418 m² gross floor area","quotes":["(a) Maximum floor area ratio is 1.00, provided that tourist accommodation comprises","no more than 0.50 of the total floor area ratio; and","centres is limited to 418"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Principal building height shall not exceed 9 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Accessory building height shall not exceed 9 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m (one side yard may be 0.0 m if it abuts a lot designated Commercial, Mixed Employment or Industrial in the OCP)","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m","One (1) side yard setback shall be 7.5 m or 0.0 m if the side yard abuts a lot which is designated Commercial, Mixed Employment"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Same as principal buildings: 7.5 m front, rear, side and street side","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m when subdividing","Structure height limited to 9 m","No outdoor storage between the front of the principal building and the highway"],"quotes":["Lot Depth: Minimum 30 m.","Structure height shall not exceed 9 m.","(a) Outdoor storage of any goods, materials, or supplies is specifically prohibited"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026)","url":"https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=289","place":{"path":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/chi/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/chi.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/chi.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}