IL zone in Surrey: Light Impact Industrial Zone

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

In short

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 (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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