Semiahmoo Town Centre amendments approved by Surrey council
Published 1:44 pm Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Surrey council approved amendments to the Semiahmoo Town Centre Plan Monday, to help make the plan work with the King George Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) reference concept design and Official Community Plan (OCP).
The amendments include an update to the land use map and road network map to align with the King George Boulevard BRT terminus being at 152 Street and 16 Avenue — a change from the initial location — as well as associated land-use changes to align with the updated Surrey 2050 OCP, a city corporate report shared at Monday night’s (July 27) council meeting.
In May 2026, council approved a corporate report for the BRT reference concept design that finalized the terminus of the BRT on the north side of 16 Avenue, west of 152 Street, the report noted.
“An extended bus pullout will be provided on 16 Avenue to accommodate the BRT station and sufficient layover for up to three buses while not obstructing the existing two westbound lanes on 16 Avenue,” the report continued. “This will support ultimate redevelopment in the area and be a focal point for transit-oriented development.”
Additionally, with the adoption of the updated OCP in February, the Semiahmoo Town Centre Plan land use designations required amendment to align with the land use designations specified in the updated OCP; the amendment will, as an addendum, supersede the land use designations, road classifications, and cross sections in the original 2022 plan, the corporate report said.
Originally, the anticipated BRT terminus was located near 16 Avenue and 156 Street, which informed portions of the transportation road network and land-use in the plan area.
The Semiahmoo Town Centre Plan amendment includes changes to the road network, road cross-sections, legacy bus layover provisions no longer required, and land-uses in isolated areas as a result of the BRT station now being finalized at 16 Avenue and 152 Street.
“As a result of the relocation of the BRT terminus, the road network plan has been updated to remove 16A Avenue between 156 Street and 157 Street, as the road is no longer needed to support BRT operations, and a lane has been added between 1646 – 156A Street/1643 – 157 Street and 1636 – 156A Street/1633 – 157 Street to support neighbourhood access,” the report continued.
The road network plan has also been updated by removing 23A Avenue between 152 Street and 154 Street and alternatively extending 22 Avenue from 152A Street to 154 Street, which provides for a continuous east-west corridor through the Semiahmoo Town Centre that connects to 156 Street.