{"title":"IH zone in Surrey: High Impact Industrial Zone","code":"IH","slug":"ih","name":"High Impact Industrial Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"Part 49","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"All industrial uses, including high impact industry and incidental sales activities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"All industrial uses, including high impact industry and incidental sales activities.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of all industrial uses,","including high impact industry and incidental sales activities."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["High impact uses (abattoir, asphalt and tar products manufacturing, cement and lime manufacturing, chemical plant, fat rendering, fertilizer manufacturing, petroleum refining and storage, planer mills, stockyard, tannery and others listed)","Heliport","Light impact industry","Recycling depots (no used tire storage)","Recycling plant","Soil processing","Storage and handling of dangerous goods and special wastes","Transportation industry (warehouses, distributing centres, port and railway facilities, bus terminals, truck refueling, sales and service of vehicles over 5,000 kg G.V.W.)","Automotive service uses","Automobile painting and body work","Vehicle storage, including recreational vehicle storage","Warehouse uses","Distribution centres","General contractor offices","Self-Storage Warehouse"],"quotes":["1. High impact uses, limited to the following:","(a) Abattoir;","(d) Chemical plant;","2. Heliport.","3. Light impact industry.","4. Recycling depots, excluding the storage of used tires.","5. Recycling plant.","6. Soil processing.","7. Storage and handling of dangerous goods and special wastes, pursuant to Section J.1 of","8. Transportation industry, including warehouses, distributing centres, port and railway","9. Automotive service uses.","10. Automobile painting and body work.","11. Vehicle storage, including recreational vehicle storage.","12. Warehouse uses.","13. Distribution centres.","14. General contractor offices.","15. Self-Storage Warehouse.","> 5,000 kg G.V.W."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Recreation facilities","Caretaker unit"],"quotes":["16. Recreation facilities.","17. Caretaker unit, pursuant to Section D.2 of this Zone."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4,000 m²","quotes":["1. Lot Area: Minimum 4,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"40 m","quotes":["2. Lot Width: Minimum 40 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be 60%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.00; caretaker units 1 per principal building under 2,800 m², 2 if 2,800 m² or larger (max 2 on lots under 4.0 ha, 3 on lots 4.0 ha or larger)","quotes":["Maximum floor area ratio is 1.00.","(c) Maximum of two caretaker units are permitted on lots < 4.0 ha in area; and","(d) Maximum of three caretaker units are permitted on lots >= 4.0 ha in area; and","(a) One caretaker unit is permitted in each principal building that is < 2,800 sq. m in"]},"max_height":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["Principal building height shall not exceed 18 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["Accessory building height shall not exceed 18 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 3.6 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 3.6 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.6 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 3.6 m 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 3.6 m 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Same as principal buildings: front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3.6 m, street side 7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 3.6 m 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["The use and structure must be at least 150 m from a lot designated Residential in the OCP, and at least 25 m from any other zone where such uses are prohibited","Minimum lot depth 60 m when subdividing","Structure height maximum 18 m","No outdoor storage or display between the front of the principal building and the highway"],"quotes":["1 Notwithstanding the above setbacks, the use and structure shall be located not less than 150 m from the boundary of a lot","designated Residential in the OCP and not less than 25 m from any other Zone where such uses as permitted under this Zone","3. Lot Depth: Minimum 60 m.","Structure height shall not exceed 18 m.","Outdoor storage and display of any containers, goods, materials or supplies is specifically"]}},"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=339","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/ih/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/ih.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/ih.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}