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title: "IH zone in Surrey: High Impact Industrial Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: IH
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/ih/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/ih.json"
---

# IH zone in Surrey: High Impact Industrial Zone

All industrial uses, including high impact industry and incidental sales activities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** All industrial uses, including high impact industry and incidental sales activities.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Recreation facilities; Caretaker unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 18 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 18 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.6 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3.6 m, street side 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 49](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=339) (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/ih/_