An interactive map of every residential lot in Surrey, coloured by how many homes it can hold under Bill 44. Surrey is the largest single-family fabric in Metro Vancouver, and the map shows lot by lot where the four-unit floor applies and where a larger lot or a transit location changes the answer.
Click any lot to see its zone, its unit count, the rule behind that number, and a link to the full bylaw-cited report.
Bands are derived from the City of Surrey zoning fabric and the consolidated Surrey Zoning Bylaw 12000, with the six-unit Frequent Bus Service Area band taken from the City's own Schedule F rather than estimated from stop locations.
Every figure on this map is a starting point, not a permit. Actual capacity for a given site depends on lot dimensions, corner and lane conditions, easements, and form of development. Run the address for the cited, per-lot answer.
Most former single-family lots in Surrey now allow up to 4 dwelling units on a standard lot (between 280 m² and 4,050 m²), and up to 6 units on eligible lots inside a Frequent Bus Stop Area. Small lots under 280 m² are capped at 3 units, and very large estate lots over 4,050 m² are limited to 2. Run your address to get the figure for your specific parcel.
Surrey rewrote its residential zones to implement Bill 44 (SSMUH): RA (Acreage Residential), R1 (Suburban Residential), R2 (Quarter Acre Residential), R2-O (Oceanfront Residential), R3 (Urban Residential), R4 (Small Lot Residential), R5 (Compact Residential), R5-S (Special Compact Residential) and R6 (Semi-Detached Residential) all now permit multiple units by lot size. Every one of them allows up to 6 units on an eligible lot inside a Frequent Bus Stop Area.
No. Small-scale multi-unit housing is a permitted use in Surrey's residential zones, so an eligible project proceeds to development and building permits rather than a discretionary rezoning. You still have to meet the zone's floor-area ratio, coverage, height, and setback rules.
In any of the nine small-scale residential zones (RA, R1, R2, R2-O, R3, R4, R5, R5-S and R6), a lot of 280 m² up to 4,050 m² can have up to 6 dwelling units if it is an eligible lot inside a Frequent Bus Stop Area. Which areas qualify is mapped in Schedule F of the Zoning Bylaw. The 6 counts every dwelling unit on the lot, so it comes from a house or duplex plus secondary suites, a garden suite or a coach house. Outside those areas the cap is 4.
Three situations drop a lot back to 2 units: a lot larger than 4,050 m² (estate-scale), a lot that is not connected to community water and sewer, or a heritage-protected property. Lots inside a Provincial Transit-Oriented Area are also outside the SSMUH framework - they're governed by higher-density transit rules instead.