{"title":"RMS-1 zone in Surrey: Special Care Housing 1 Zone","code":"RMS-1","slug":"rms-1","name":"Special Care Housing 1 Zone","group":"Residential","section":"Part 28","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Care facilities outside Town Centres, which may be subject to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Care facilities outside Town Centres, which may be subject to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.","quotes":["development of care facilities, which may be subject to the Community Care and Assisted Living","This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate outside Town Centres (see Schedule D), the"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Care facilities, regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act","One dwelling unit per lot, in the principal building, occupied by the owner or the owner's employee for the operation of the care facility"],"quotes":["1. Care facilities, regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, as amended.","2. One dwelling unit per lot provided that the dwelling unit is:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Personal service uses, limited to barbershops and hair salons","Child care centres","Office uses limited to out-patient physical and mental health services, medical and dental offices, health clinics and counselling services (not methadone clinics)","Eating establishment (seating capacity of 35 or less, not licensed under the Liquor Control and Licensing Act)","Convenience store"],"note":"Accessory density is limited to 20% of the principal use density.","quotes":["3. Personal service uses, limited to barbershops and hair salons.","4. Child care centres, regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, as amended,","5. Office uses limited to out-patient physical and mental health services, medical and dental","6. Eating establishment provided that the seating capacity shall not exceed 35 and the said","7. Convenience store.","(b) Maximum combined density for accessory uses is 20% of the principal use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m²","quotes":["1. Lot Area: Minimum 2,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["2. Lot Width: Minimum 30 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"25%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be 25%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.50 for principal uses; accessory uses up to 20% of the principal use density","quotes":["(a) Maximum combined floor area ratio for principal uses is 0.50; and","(b) Maximum combined density for accessory uses is 20% of the principal use"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["Principal building height shall not exceed 9 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Accessory building height must not exceed 4.5 m.","Structure height must not exceed 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m from all lot lines","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be sited not less than 7.5 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m from all lot lines","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be sited not less than 7.5 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m from all lot lines","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be sited not less than 7.5 m from all lot lines."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m from all lot lines","quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be sited not less than 7.5 m from all lot lines."]}},"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=254","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/rms-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/rms-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/rms-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}