---
title: "MR3 zone in Surrey: Row House Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: MR3
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/mr3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr3.json"
---

# MR3 zone in Surrey: Row House Zone

Attached dwelling units on lots in a row housing building.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Attached dwelling units on lots in a row housing building.
- **Main uses:** One dwelling unit on each lot contained within a row housing building
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental; One lock-off suite (within Transit-Oriented Areas and Frequent Bus Stop Areas)
- **Minimum lot area:** 165 m² (internal lot); 200 m² (end lot); 226 m² (corner lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** 6.3 m (internal lot); 7.2 m (end lot); 8.7 m (corner lot)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (internal lots); 50% (end or corner lots)
- **Maximum density:** 57 lots per hectare (for subdivision)
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3 m (5 m if roof slope and materials match the principal building); structures 3 m
- **Front setback:** 3.5 m (2.0 m on the first storey for a covered porch or veranda)
- **Rear setback:** 12.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (internal and corner units); 1.2 m (end units; none needed between two lots of the same row housing building)
- **Street side setback:** 2.7 m on corner dwelling units (1.2 m on the first storey for a porch or veranda)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front not permitted; rear 0.5 m; side 0 m (2.7 m on the opposite side of the lot); street side 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** No more than six dwelling units may be attached in a row within each row housing building.; A lock-off suite must be at least 30 m² and less than 40% of the larger dwelling unit's habitable floor area.

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 21A](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=197) (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/mr3/_