A-1 zone in Surrey: General Agriculture Zone

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

In short

Farm land: agriculture on lots of at least 2 ha, protecting land designated Agricultural in the OCP from uses not compatible with farming.

Zone rules

Purpose	Farm land: agriculture on lots of at least 2 ha, protecting land designated Agricultural in the OCP from uses not compatible with farming.
Main uses	Agriculture and horticulture One single family dwelling, which may contain 1 secondary suite Intensive agriculture (only within the Agricultural Land Reserve) Farm alcohol production facility Forestry Agri-tourism, conservation and nature study, kennels and similar uses (buildings limited to 10% of the lot) Horse-riding, training and/or boarding facility
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Display and retail sale of products Primary processing of products Private airport Bed and breakfast use Keeping of boarders or lodgers Soil amendment Cogeneration Facility Short-Term Rental
Minimum lot area	4 ha inside the Agricultural Land Reserve; 2 ha outside it (for new lots created by subdivision)
Minimum lot width	Minimum 1/10 of total lot perimeter (new lots)
Maximum lot coverage	Not applicable to this Zone
Maximum height	9 m for single family dwellings; 12 m for other principal uses
Maximum height, accessory buildings	9 m
Front setback	7.5 m for single family dwellings; 30.0 m for agriculture, forestry, processing and kennel uses; 90.0 m for intensive agriculture
Rear setback	12.0 m for single family dwellings; 15.0 m for agriculture, forestry, processing and intensive agriculture; 30.0 m for kennels and horse facilities
Interior side setback	Single family dwellings: lesser of 13.5 m or 10% of the lot width, but not less than 3.0 m; 15.0 m for agriculture, forestry, processing and intensive agriculture; 30.0 m for kennels and horse facilities
Street side setback	7.5 m for single family dwellings; 30.0 m for agriculture, forestry, processing, kennel and intensive agriculture uses
Accessory building setbacks	Single family dwelling accessory buildings use the same setbacks as the dwelling: front 7.5 m, rear 12.0 m, street side 7.5 m
Other rules	Single family dwellings must have a ground level floor area of at least 84 sq. m and building width of at least 7 m Farm residential footprint: maximum 2,000 sq. m and maximum depth 60 m from the front lot line No part of a single family dwelling may be set back more than 50.0 m from the front lot line Horse-riding facility: not more than 40 stalls

Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 10 (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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