{"title":"IL zone in Surrey: Light Impact Industrial Zone","code":"IL","slug":"il","name":"Light Impact Industrial Zone","group":"Industrial","section":"Part 48","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Light impact industry, transportation industry, warehouses, distribution centres and limited office and service uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Light impact industry, transportation industry, warehouses, distribution centres and limited office and service uses.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of light impact industry,","transportation industry, warehouses, distribution centres and limited office and service uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Light impact industry","Recycling depots","Transportation industry","Automotive service uses","Automobile painting and body work","Vehicle storage, including recreational vehicle storage","Industrial equipment rentals","General service uses (driving schools, fleet dispatch offices, industrial first aid training, trade schools)","Warehouse uses","Distribution centres","Office uses (architectural, engineering and surveying, general contractor, government, utility company)","Self-Storage Warehouse","Liquor manufacturing"],"quotes":["1. Light impact industry.","2. Recycling depots, pursuant to Section J.5 of this Zone.","3. Transportation industry.","4. Automotive service uses.","5. Automobile painting and body work.","6. Vehicle storage, including recreational vehicle storage.","7. Industrial equipment rentals.","(a) Driving schools;","9. Warehouse uses.","10. Distribution centres.","(e) Utility company offices.","12. Self-Storage Warehouse.","13. Liquor manufacturing, provided that:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Coffee shops (maximum 35 seats)","Recreation facilities (no go-kart, drag racing or rifle ranges)","Community services","Assembly halls limited to places of worship, maximum 300 seats","Child care centres","Caretaker unit","Sales of rebuilt vehicles under 5,000 kg G.V.W. (only as part of an automobile painting and body work business, max 5 vehicles)"],"quotes":["14. Coffee shops, limited to a maximum of 35 seats, pursuant to Section J.6 of this Zone.","15. Recreation facilities, excluding go-kart operations, drag racing and rifle ranges.","16. Community services.","17. Assembly halls, limited to places of worship, to a maximum of 300 seats, pursuant to","18. Child care centres, pursuant to Section J.7 of this Zone.","19. Caretaker unit, pursuant to Section D.3 of this Zone.","20. Sales of rebuilt vehicles < 5,000 kg G.V.W. provided that:","(b) The number of rebuilt vehicles ready for sale shall not exceed 5 at any time;"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,800 m²","quotes":["1. Lot Area: Minimum 1,800 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["2. Lot Width: Minimum 30 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; places of worship maximum 700 m² gross floor area; 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.","(a) A place of worship shall not exceed a gross floor area of 700 sq. m; and","(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":"6 m","quotes":["Accessory building height shall not exceed 6 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m (one side yard may be 0.0 m if it abuts land designated Commercial, Mixed Employment or Industrial in the OCP)","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m","One (1) side yard setback shall be 7.5 m or 0.0 m if the said side yard abuts land which is designated Commercial, Mixed Employment"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Same as principal buildings: 7.5 m front, rear, side and street side","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 7.5 m 7.5 m 7.5 m1 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m when subdividing","Structure height maximum 6 m","No outdoor storage or display between the front of the principal building and the highway (except vehicles over 5,000 kg G.V.W. for sale)","Recycling depots cannot store used tires and must be in an enclosed building"],"quotes":["3. Lot Depth: Minimum 30 m.","Structure height shall not exceed 6 m.","prohibited between the front of the principal building and the highway; excluding vehicles","In this Zone, recycling depots are prohibited from storing used tires and shall be confined","> 5,000 kg G.V.W. intended for sale."]}},"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=329","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/il/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/il.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/il.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}