{"title":"MR4 zone in Surrey: High Density Townhouse Zone","code":"MR4","slug":"mr4","name":"High Density Townhouse Zone","group":"Residential","section":"Part 22","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High density townhouses developed under a comprehensive design.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High density townhouses developed under a comprehensive design.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of high density townhouses,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiple unit residential buildings","Ground-oriented multiple unit residential buildings","Ground-oriented back-to-back multiple unit residential buildings"],"quotes":["1. Multiple unit residential buildings, ground-oriented multiple unit residential buildings and","ground-oriented back-to-back multiple unit residential buildings."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Child care centres","Short-Term Rental","One lock-off suite (within Transit-Oriented Areas and Frequent Bus Stop Areas)"],"quotes":["2. Child care centres subject to Section J.2.","3. Short-Term Rental in accordance with Section B.7 of Part 4 General Provisions.","4. One lock-off suite, pursuant to Section J.5 of this Zone, within Transit-Oriented Areas and"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m²","quotes":["Lot Area 2,000 sq. m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Lot Width 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all building and structures must be 45%."]},"max_density":{"value":"75 dwelling units per hectare; floor area ratio 1.0","quotes":["(a) The permitted dwelling units per hectare is 75; and","(b) The permitted floor area ratio is 1.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"13 m","quotes":["Principal building height must not exceed 13 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings, excluding indoor amenity space buildings; structures 4.5 m)","quotes":["Excluding indoor amenity space buildings, accessory building height must not exceed 4.5 m.","Structure height must not exceed 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m (2.5 m for a covered porch or veranda; may need to match adjacent lower density development)","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 1,2 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 1,2","The front yard setback and street side yard setback of the principal building may be reduced to a minimum of 2.5 m for a covered","the front yard setback should be the average front yard setback of the two adjacent properties."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m (4.0 m for a deck or balcony on the main and second floor)","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 1,2 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 1,2","The rear yard setback and/or side yard setback of the principal building may be reduced to a minimum of 4.0 m for the main"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (4.0 m for a deck or balcony on the main and second floor)","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 1,2 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 1,2","The rear yard setback and/or side yard setback of the principal building may be reduced to a minimum of 4.0 m for the main"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m (2.5 m for a covered porch or veranda)","quotes":["Principal Building 4.5 m 1,2 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 3 4.5 m 1,2","The front yard setback and street side yard setback of the principal building may be reduced to a minimum of 2.5 m for a covered"]},"other":{"value":["Balconies are required on dwelling units that are not ground-oriented.","Back-to-back ground-oriented units are limited to 20% of all dwelling units where there is no underground parking.","A lock-off suite must be at least 30 m² and less than 40% of the larger dwelling unit's habitable floor area."],"quotes":["Balconies are required for all dwelling units which are not ground-oriented and must be a","a maximum of 20% of all dwelling units may be provided as back-to-back ground-","(a) Be a minimum of 30 sq. m in floor area; and","(b) Occupy less than 40% of the habitable floor area of the larger principal dwelling"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026)","url":"https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=200","place":{"path":"ca/bc/surrey","name":"Surrey","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}