{"title":"R7 zone in Surrey: Cluster Residential Zone","code":"R7","slug":"r7","name":"Cluster Residential Zone","group":"Residential","section":"Part 18A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A range of residential development from small-scale multi-unit housing to townhouses and low-rise apartments, clustered on parts of a site with open space protecting natural features, under a comprehensive design.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A range of residential development from small-scale multi-unit housing to townhouses and low-rise apartments, clustered on parts of a site with open space protecting natural features, under a comprehensive design.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate a range of residential development, from","small‑scale multi-unit housing, to townhouses, to low‑rise apartments, that are clustered on","portions of a site, and where open space is provided to protect natural features, that are","developed in accordance with a comprehensive design."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["R3 Urban Residential Zone uses","MR4 High Density Townhouse Zone uses","MR6 Low-Rise (4 Storey) Apartment Zone uses"],"note":"Land may be used for these zones or a combination of them, subject to the open space provisions.","quotes":["(a) R3 Urban Residential Zone;","(b) MR4 High Density Townhouse Zone; or","(c) MR6 Low"]},"other":{"value":["Open space required: 0% for R3 uses, 15% for MR4 uses, 30% for MR6 uses (proportionate if combined)","Open space is calculated as a percentage of the gross site area and must be preserved in a natural state","Open space must be in addition to park land or payment for parks purposes"],"quotes":["(a) R3 Urban Residential Zone – 0% open space is required;","(b) MR4 High Density Townhouse Zone – a minimum of 15% open space","(c) MR6 Low-Rise (4 Storey) Apartment Zone – a minimum of 30% open space","(b) Open space must be calculated as a percentage of the gross site area, prior to","Open space must be preserved in a natural state in perpetuity on privately owned land","(c) Open space must be provided in addition to the requirement for provision of"]}},"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=187","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/r7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/r7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/r7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}