IH zone in Surrey: High Impact Industrial Zone

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

In short

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 (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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