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title: "CPR zone in Surrey: Commercial Recreation Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: CPR
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/cpr/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/cpr.json"
---

# CPR zone in Surrey: Commercial Recreation Zone

Commercial recreational uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial recreational uses.
- **Main uses:** Recreational facilities (excluding outdoor go-kart operations, drag racing and rifle ranges); Child care centres (not the only use on the lot); Drive-in theatres; Flea markets (within a drive-in theatre lot); Cultural uses; Agriculture and horticulture uses (excluding kennels; only within the Agricultural Land Reserve, lots of 2 ha or more)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** One caretaker unit; Eating establishments (no drive-through restaurants); Clubhouse; Agriculture and horticulture accessory uses, including 1 single family dwelling
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 2 times lot width (as written in the bylaw)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.40
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (buildings or structures)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 12 m (same limit as other buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 30.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
- **Rear setback:** 12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 30.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
- **Interior side setback:** 12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 15.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
- **Street side setback:** 12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 30.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 7.5 m front, rear, side and street side
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m when subdividing; Drive-in theatre screen must not be visible from any abutting arterial highway; Drive-in theatres need off-street queuing space of at least 5% of vehicle capacity

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 44](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=305) (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/cpr/_