---
title: "CTA zone in Surrey: Tourist Accommodation Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: CTA
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/cta/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/cta.json"
---

# CTA zone in Surrey: Tourist Accommodation Zone

Tourist accommodation, tourist trailer parks and camp-sites.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Tourist accommodation, tourist trailer parks and camp-sites.
- **Main uses:** Tourist accommodation; Tourist trailer park or camp-site
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Eating establishments (no drive-through restaurants); Retail stores (convenience store, florist shop); Personal service uses (no body rub parlours); One single family dwelling for the manager of the trailer park or camp-site
- **Minimum lot area:** 4,047 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 40 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for tourist accommodation; 10% for trailer park or camp-site; 50% for combined
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.50 for tourist accommodation; floor area ratio 0.1 and maximum 50 trailers and camping spaces per hectare for trailer park and camp-site
- **Maximum height:** 10.0 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.5 m
- **Front setback:** 20.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 20.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 20.0 m, rear 7.5 m, side 7.5 m, street side 20.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 2 times lot width when subdividing; Each trailer or camping space minimum 85 m² and 6 m wide; Manager's single family dwelling maximum 260 m² floor area; Trailer park or camp-site must devote at least 7.5% of the lot area to playground or open space

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 42](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=300) (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/cta/_