CHI zone in Surrey: Highway Commercial Industrial Zone

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

In short

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 (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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