R6 zone in Surrey: Semi-Detached Residential Zone
Small-scale multi-unit housing on small narrow lots: zero-lot line semi-detached buildings (2 to 3 units) on lots under 280 sq. m, or zero-lot line duplexes (4 to 6 units) on larger lots.
Zone rules
| Purpose | Small-scale multi-unit housing on small narrow lots: zero-lot line semi-detached buildings (2 to 3 units) on lots under 280 sq. m, or zero-lot line duplexes (4 to 6 units) on larger lots. |
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| Minimum lot area | Interior lot 200 sq. m; corner lot 226 sq. m (new lots) |
| Minimum lot width | Interior lot 7.2 m; corner lot 8.7 m (new lots); minimum lot depth 28 m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 60% |
| Maximum density | Maximum 50 lots per hectare on subdivision; semi-detached building maximum floor area 310 sq. m excluding basements; duplex maximum floor area 310 sq. m including basements |
| Maximum height | Semi-detached building: 11 m sloped roof, 9.3 m flatter roof, 12 m in floodplain; duplex: 3 storeys up to 11 m (9.3 m flatter roof, 12 m floodplain); coach house or garden suite: 2 storeys up to 7.0 m, roof peak 8.3 m (6.5 m flatter roof, 8.5 m floodplain) |
| Maximum height, accessory buildings | 3 m (5 m if roof slope and materials match the principal building) |
| Front setback | 3.5 m excluding attached garage; 6.0 m including attached garage (semi-detached building and duplex); coach house, garden suite and accessory buildings not permitted in front yard |
| Rear setback | 6.5 m (semi-detached building and duplex); 0.5 m for coach house, garden suite and accessory buildings |
| Interior side setback | 1.2 m excluding attached garage, 3.5 m including attached garage; coach house and garden suite 3.0 m; accessory buildings over 10 sq. m 3.0 m, 10 sq. m or less 0.0 m |
| Street side setback | Semi-detached building 2.7 m excluding attached garage, 5.9 m including; duplex 1.2 m; coach house, garden suite and accessory buildings 1.2 m |
| Accessory building setbacks | Other accessory buildings: not permitted in front yard, rear 0.5 m, side 3.0 m (over 10 sq. m) or 0.0 m (10 sq. m or less), street side 1.2 m |
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Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 18 (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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