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MR10-CBD zone in Surrey: Central Business District Zone

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

In short

High-density high-rise commercial, institutional and office buildings in the City Centre Central Business District; residential only when minimum commercial, institutional or office requirements are met.

Zone rules

PurposeHigh-density high-rise commercial, institutional and office buildings in the City Centre Central Business District; residential only when minimum commercial, institutional or office requirements are met.
Main uses
  • Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores)
  • Personal service uses (excluding body rub parlours)
  • General service uses (excluding drive-through banks)
  • Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants)
  • Liquor stores
  • Neighbourhood pubs
  • Office uses (excluding social escort services, methadone clinics, and cannabis dispensaries)
  • Tourist Accommodations
  • Indoor recreational facilities
  • Entertainment uses (excluding arcades and adult entertainment stores)
  • Community services
  • Cultural uses
  • Assembly Halls
  • Universities under the University Act
  • Colleges and Institutes under the College and Institute Act
  • Private Schools
  • Multiple unit residential buildings (only if minimum commercial, institutional or office floor area is provided)
Applies to land in City Centre within the Central Business District.
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Child care centres
  • Short-Term Rental
Minimum lot area2,000 m² (not required for air space parcels)
Minimum lot width36 m
Maximum lot coverage85%
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 7.5 (up to 12.0 with bonus density conditions)
Maximum heightNot applicable to this Zone (no height limit set)
Front setback4.5 m
Rear setback7.5 m (0.0 m next to certain OCP-designated properties)
Interior side setback7.5 m (0.0 m next to certain OCP-designated properties)
Street side setback4.5 m
Other rulesResidential use is allowed only if a minimum floor area ratio of commercial, institutional or office uses is provided: Area 1 FAR 3.5 (or 3.0 in a standalone building of at least 18,580 m²); Area 2 FAR 2.0 (or 1.5 in a standalone building of at least 9,290 m²).

Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 27B (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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