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

# IL zone in Surrey: Light Impact Industrial Zone

Light impact industry, transportation industry, warehouses, distribution centres and limited office and service uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Light impact industry, transportation industry, warehouses, distribution centres and limited office and service uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 18 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 6 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m (one side yard may be 0.0 m if it abuts land designated Commercial, Mixed Employment or Industrial in the OCP)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: 7.5 m front, rear, side and street side
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 48](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=329) (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/il/_