---
title: "PA-2 zone in Surrey: Assembly Hall 2 Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: PA-2
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/pa-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/pa-2.json"
---

# PA-2 zone in Surrey: Assembly Hall 2 Zone

Regional-scale assembly halls, including places of worship, private schools and child care centres.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Regional-scale assembly halls, including places of worship, private schools and child care centres.
- **Main uses:** Assembly halls, including places of worship; Private schools; Child care centres; Community services
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker unit (accommodation for an official, manager or caretaker of the principal use) (Up to two caretaker units, with a combined maximum floor area of 260 m².)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 0.50
- **Maximum height:** 9 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m (accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (and at least the height of the highest building on the lot)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (and at least the height of the highest building on the lot)
- **Interior side setback:** 3.6 m (and at least the height of the highest building on the lot)
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3.6 m, street side 7.5 m (same as principal buildings)

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 32](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=266) (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/pa-2/_