{"title":"A-2 zone in Surrey: Intensive Agriculture Zone","code":"A-2","slug":"a-2","name":"Intensive Agriculture Zone","group":"Agricultural","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Farm land: general and intensive agriculture inside or outside the Agricultural Land Reserve, protecting Agricultural-designated land from uses not compatible with farming.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Farm land: general and intensive agriculture inside or outside the Agricultural Land Reserve, protecting Agricultural-designated land from uses not compatible with farming.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to control and accommodate general and intensive agriculture on land outside or within","uses not compatible with farm operations."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture and horticulture","Intensive agriculture","One single family dwelling which may contain 1 secondary suite","Aquaculture","Soil processing (generally only outside the Agricultural Land Reserve)","Farm alcohol production facility (only within the Agricultural Land Reserve)","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"],"quotes":["Agriculture and horticulture.","Intensive agriculture.","One single family dwelling which may contain 1 secondary suite.","Aquaculture.","Soil processing, provided this use only occurs on land outside the Agricultural Land Reserve unless","Farm alcohol production facility, regulated by the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, as amended,","Forestry.","8. Provided that the total area covered by buildings and structures shall not exceed 10% of","(g) Agri-tourism.","Horse-riding, training and/or boarding facility, pursuant to Section J.4 of this Zone."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["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"],"quotes":["Display and retail sale of products pursuant to Sections J.5 and J.6 of this Zone.","Primary processing of products pursuant to Section J.7 of this Zone.","Private airport, pursuant to Section J.8 of this Zone.","Bed and breakfast use pursuant to Section B.7 of Part 4 General Provisions.","The keeping of boarders or lodgers pursuant to Section B.7 of Part 4 General Provisions.","Soil amendment.","Cogeneration Facility, pursuant to Section J.9 of this Zone.","Short-Term Rental in accordance with Section B.7 of Part 4 General Provisions."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4 ha (new lots)","quotes":["1. Lot Area: Minimum 4 ha."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Minimum 1/10 of total lot perimeter (new lots)","quotes":["2. Lot Width: Minimum 1/10 of total lot perimeter."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% for aquaculture uses","quotes":["For aquaculture uses, the maximum lot coverage shall be 10%."]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m for single family dwellings; 12 m for other principal uses","quotes":["Excluding single family dwellings, building height shall not exceed 12 m.","Building height shall not exceed 9 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Accessory Uses:","Building height shall not exceed 9 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m for single family dwellings; 30.0 m for agriculture, forestry, processing and kennel uses; 90.0 m for intensive agriculture and aquaculture","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures 13.5 m or (b)","and 7.5 m 12.0 m 10% of the lot 7.5 m","Primary Processing; and Cogeneration 30.0 m 15.0 m1 15.0 m1","30.0 m 30.0 m2 30.0 m2 30.0 m","Intensive Agriculture and Aquaculture 90.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 30.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"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","quotes":["and 7.5 m 12.0 m 10% of the lot 7.5 m","Primary Processing; and Cogeneration 30.0 m 15.0 m1 15.0 m1","30.0 m 30.0 m2 30.0 m2 30.0 m","Intensive Agriculture and Aquaculture 90.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 30.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Single family dwellings: lesser of 13.5 m or 10% of the lot width, but not less than 3.0 m (as written); 15.0 m for agriculture, forestry, processing and intensive agriculture; 30.0 m for kennels and horse facilities","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Structures 13.5 m or (b)","less than 3.0 m","and 7.5 m 12.0 m 10% of the lot 7.5 m","Primary Processing; and Cogeneration 30.0 m 15.0 m1 15.0 m1","30.0 m 30.0 m2 30.0 m2 30.0 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m for single family dwellings; 30.0 m for kennel and intensive agriculture/aquaculture uses; agriculture, forestry and processing uses 30.0 m","quotes":["and 7.5 m 12.0 m 10% of the lot 7.5 m","30.0 m 30.0 m2 30.0 m2 30.0 m","Intensive Agriculture and Aquaculture 90.0 m 15.0 m 15.0 m 30.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"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","quotes":["Single Family Dwellings including Lesser of: (a)","Accessory Buildings and Structures 13.5 m or (b)","and 7.5 m 12.0 m 10% of the lot 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Single family dwellings must have a ground level floor area of at least 84 sq. m and building width of at least 7 m","No part of a single family dwelling may be set back more than 50.0 m from the front lot line"],"quotes":["Single family dwellings shall have a minimum ground level floor area of 84 sq. m and a","no portion of a single family dwelling shall be setback","than 50.0 m from the front lot line"]}},"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=97","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/a-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/a-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/a-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}