---
title: "C-8A zone in Surrey: Community Commercial A Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: C-8A
bylaw: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-8a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-8a.json"
---

# C-8A zone in Surrey: Community Commercial A Zone

Community shopping areas.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Community shopping areas.
- **Main uses:** Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, secondhand stores and pawnshops); Personal service uses (excluding body rub parlours); General service uses (excluding funeral parlours and drive-through banks); Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants); Neighbourhood pubs; Office uses (excluding social escort services and methadone clinics); Parking facilities; Indoor recreational facilities; Entertainment uses (excluding arcades); Assembly halls; Community services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** One caretaker unit per lot
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.80, includes caretaker unit
- **Maximum height:** 12 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Other rules:** Outdoor storage or display of goods, materials or supplies is prohibited.

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 36A](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=278) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Surrey: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-8a/_