MR8-C zone in Surrey: Mid-Rise Apartment with Commercial Zone

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

In short

Mid-rise mixed-use apartment buildings, typically up to 25 storeys, with required ground floor commercial.

Zone rules

Purpose	Mid-rise mixed-use apartment buildings, typically up to 25 storeys, with required ground floor commercial.
Main uses	Multiple unit residential buildings (at least 25% of the ground floor must be commercial or related uses accessible from the street) Child care centres 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 (no more than 30% of the total gross floor area)
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Short-Term Rental
Minimum lot area	2,000 m² (not required for air space parcels)
Minimum lot width	36 m
Maximum lot coverage	85%
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 4.3 if inclusionary housing requirements are met (up to 5.3 with bonus density conditions)
Maximum height	Lesser of 25 storeys or 95 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)
Front setback	4.5 m
Rear setback	7.5 m (0.0 m next to certain OCP-designated properties)
Interior side setback	7.5 m (0.0 m next to certain OCP-designated properties)
Street side setback	4.5 m
Other rules	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. 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 25A (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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