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title: "CHI zone in Surrey: Highway Commercial Industrial Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: CHI
bylaw: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/chi/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/chi.json"
---

# CHI zone in Surrey: Highway Commercial Industrial Zone

Commercial and related uses needing large lots and exposure to major highways, not usually accommodated in shopping centre, Town Centre or City Centre developments.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial and related uses needing large lots and exposure to major highways, not usually accommodated in shopping centre, Town Centre or City Centre developments.
- **Main uses:** 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) (Uses differ outside and within the City Centre Sub-Area.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 25 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 9 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: 7.5 m front, rear, side and street side
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 39](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=289) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Surrey: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/chi/_