{"title":"MR6-C zone in Surrey: Low-Rise (4 Storey) Apartment with Commercial Zone","code":"MR6-C","slug":"mr6-c","name":"Low-Rise (4 Storey) Apartment with Commercial Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 23A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low-rise mixed-use apartment buildings, typically 3 to 4 storeys, with required ground floor commercial.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low-rise mixed-use apartment buildings, typically 3 to 4 storeys, with required ground floor commercial.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of low-rise mixed-use","apartment buildings, typically 3 to 4 storeys, with required ground floor commercial, that are"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiple unit residential buildings (at least 20% of the ground floor must be commercial or related uses accessible from the street)","Child care centres","Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores)","Personal service uses (excluding body rub parlours)","General service uses (excluding funeral parlours and drive-through banks)","Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants)","Neighbourhood pubs","Office uses (excluding social escort services, methadone clinics, and cannabis dispensaries)","Indoor recreational facilities","Entertainment uses (excluding arcades and adult entertainment stores)","Community services"],"note":"The commercial and related uses may occupy no more than 60% of the floor area.","quotes":["1. Multiple unit residential buildings, provided that:","(b) A minimum of 20% of the floor area of the ground floor is occupied by one or","2. Child care centres subject to Section J.2.","3. Retail stores excluding adult entertainment stores.","4. Personal service uses excluding body rub parlours.","5. General service uses excluding funeral parlours and drive-through banks.","6. Eating establishments excluding drive-through restaurants.","7. Neighbourhood pubs.","8. Office uses excluding social escort services, methadone clinics, and cannabis","10. Indoor recreational facilities.","11. Entertainment uses excluding arcades and adult entertainment stores.","12. Community services.","no more than 60% of the floor area may be occupied by"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["13. Short-Term Rental in accordance with Part 4 General Provisions, Section B.7."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m² (not required for air space parcels)","quotes":["Lot Area 2,000 sq. m","Air space parcels and the remainder lot created through an air space subdivision in this"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Lot Width 30 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["1. The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures is 60%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.6 (up to 1.8 with bonus density conditions)","quotes":["The permitted floor area ratio is 1.6.","if the bonus density conditions in Schedule G are met.","The floor area ratio in Section D.1 may be increased by 0.2, up to a maximum of 1.8, if"]},"max_height":{"value":"Lesser of 4 storeys or 15 m","quotes":["Principal building height must not exceed the lesser of 4 storeys or 15 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Accessory building height must not exceed 4.5 m.","Structure height must not exceed 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 6.0 m 1 6.0 m 1 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (0.0 m below the second floor next to certain OCP-designated properties)","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 6.0 m 1 6.0 m 1 4.5 m","1 The side yard setback and rear yard setback may be reduced to 0.0 m below the second floor if the principal building is adjacent"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (0.0 m below the second floor next to certain OCP-designated properties)","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 6.0 m 1 6.0 m 1 4.5 m","1 The side yard setback and rear yard setback may be reduced to 0.0 m below the second floor if the principal building is adjacent"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 6.0 m 1 6.0 m 1 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["No more than 60% of the floor area may be commercial and related uses.","Balconies are required on dwelling units that are not ground-oriented.","Ground floor commercial must front a highway shown as commercial frontage, otherwise an arterial, collector or local road in that order."],"quotes":["no more than 60% of the floor area may be occupied by","Balconies are required for all dwelling units which are not ground-oriented and must be a","ground floor commercial must front at least one"]}},"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=210","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/mr6-c/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr6-c.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/mr6-c.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}