MR9 zone in Surrey: High-Rise Apartment Zone

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

In short

High-rise apartment buildings, typically up to 40 storeys, with optional accessory uses such as commercial.

Zone rules

Purpose	High-rise apartment buildings, typically up to 40 storeys, with optional accessory uses such as commercial.
Main uses	Multiple unit residential buildings Ground-oriented multiple unit residential buildings
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Child care centres Short-Term Rental 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 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	85%
Maximum density	Floor area ratio 5.0 if inclusionary housing requirements are met (up to 6.0 with bonus density conditions)
Maximum height	Lesser of 40 storeys or 160 m
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)
Front setback	5.5 m
Rear setback	7.5 m
Interior side setback	7.5 m
Street side setback	5.5 m
Other rules	Accessory uses (other than child care centres) must be on the ground floor and second storey with their own access. Balconies are required on dwelling units that are not ground-oriented.

Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 26 (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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