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title: "MR1 zone in Surrey: Low Density Townhouse Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: MR1
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/mr1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr1.json"
---

# MR1 zone in Surrey: Low Density Townhouse Zone

Low density townhouses developed under a comprehensive design.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density townhouses developed under a comprehensive design.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings and duplexes; Ground-oriented multiple unit residential buildings
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Child care centres; Short-Term Rental; One secondary suite (accessory to a single family dwelling or duplex)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m² (non-bare land strata lot); 325 m² (bare land strata lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m (non-bare land strata lot); 9 m (bare land strata lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 49 dwelling units per hectare; floor area ratio 0.7
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m (accessory buildings); 4 m (structures)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (3.0 m for a covered porch or veranda)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (4.0 m for a deck or balcony on the main and second floor)
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m (4.0 m for a deck or balcony on the main and second floor)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (3.0 m for a covered porch or veranda)
- **Other rules:** Parking within the required setbacks is not permitted.; Private amenity buildings may be up to 9 m high.; Child care centres may not exceed 3.0 m² per dwelling unit.

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 20](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=191) (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/mr1/_