MR7 zone in Surrey: Low-Rise (5-8 Storey) Apartment Zone

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

In short

Low-rise apartment buildings, typically 5 to 8 storeys, with optional accessory uses such as commercial.

Zone rules

Purpose	Low-rise apartment buildings, typically 5 to 8 storeys, with optional accessory uses such as commercial.
Main uses	Multiple unit residential buildings Ground-oriented multiple unit residential buildings Non-market rental development
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Child care centres Short-Term Rental Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, secondhand stores, and pawnshops) Personal service uses (excluding body rub parlours) General service uses (excluding funeral parlours and drive-through banks) Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants) Liquor store 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 Cultural uses Places of worship Accessory uses are limited to a floor area ratio of 0.2 and 232 m² per building.
Minimum lot area	2,000 m² (not required for air space parcels)
Minimum lot width	36 m
Maximum lot coverage	60% (not applicable to non-market rental development)
Maximum density	Outside a Transit-Oriented Area: floor area ratio 2.0 (up to 2.5 with bonus density conditions). Inside a Transit-Oriented Area: 3.0 if inclusionary housing requirements are met. Entirely non-market rental: 3.0
Maximum height	Outside a Transit-Oriented Area: lesser of 6 storeys or 22 m. Inside a Transit-Oriented Area: lesser of 8 storeys or 26 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)
Front setback	5.5 m (4.5 m for non-market rental development)
Rear setback	7.5 m
Interior side setback	7.5 m
Street side setback	5.5 m
Other rules	Balconies are required on dwelling units that are not ground-oriented. 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 24A (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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