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CPR zone in Surrey: Commercial Recreation Zone

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

In short

Commercial recreational uses.

Zone rules

PurposeCommercial 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 area2,000 m²
Minimum lot width2 times lot width (as written in the bylaw)
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 0.40
Maximum height12 m (buildings or structures)
Maximum height, accessory buildings12 m (same limit as other buildings and structures)
Front setback12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 30.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
Rear setback12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 30.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
Interior side setback12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 15.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
Street side setback12.0 m (recreation, child care, drive-in theatre, flea market, cultural); 30.0 m (agriculture or horticulture)
Accessory building setbacks7.5 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 (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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