{"title":"RMS-1A zone in Surrey: Special Care Housing 1A Zone","code":"RMS-1A","slug":"rms-1a","name":"Special Care Housing 1A Zone","group":"Residential","section":"Part 28A","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Alcohol and drug recovery houses and single family dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Alcohol and drug recovery houses and single family dwellings.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate alcohol and drug recovery houses and single"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Alcohol and drug recovery house accommodating a maximum of 12 persons","One single family dwelling"],"note":"Only one of the listed uses is allowed.","quotes":["1. Alcohol and drug recovery house accommodating a maximum of 12 persons, subject to","2. One single family dwelling."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"464 m² in Bridgeview's Designated Floodplain Area (for lot consolidation); 560 m² in all other areas","quotes":["1. Lot Area: Bridgeview’s Designated Floodplain Area – Minimum 464 sq. m (for lot","All Other Areas – Minimum 560 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["2. Lot Width: Minimum 15 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be 40%."]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit; floor area ratio 0.52 and 270 m² maximum floor area on lots 560 m² or smaller; floor area ratio 0.48 and 330 m² maximum floor area on lots over 560 m²","quotes":["The maximum density shall be 1 dwelling unit;","the maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.52 and the","maximum allowable floor area shall be 270 sq. m;","i. The maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.48, provided that 37 sq. m is only","ii. The maximum allowable floor area shall be as 330 sq. m;","For lots <= 560 sq. m in area, the maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.52 and the","For lots > 560 sq. in area:"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m (7.3 m if the roof slope is less than 1:4)","quotes":["(a) Principal building height shall not exceed 9 m; and","(b) Principal building height with a roof slope of less than 1:4 shall not exceed 7.3 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4 m (5 m if roof slope and materials match the principal building); structures 4 m","quotes":["(a) Accessory building height shall not exceed 4 m; and","(b) Accessory building height may be increased to 5 m where the roof slope and","Structure height shall not exceed 4 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m (5.5 m at a lower floor level for up to 50% of the dwelling front, excluding the garage)","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 1.8 m2 3.6 m","1 The front yard setback may be relaxed at a lower floor level only to 5.5 m for a maximum of 50% of the length of the front of the"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (50% of the rear building face may be 6.0 m if the rest is at least 8.5 m)","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 1.8 m2 3.6 m","3 50% of the length of the rear building face may be setback a distance of 6.0 m from the rear lot line provided the remainder of the","building face, not including decks is setback at least 8.5 m from the rear lot line."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 m (1.2 m if the opposite side yard is at least 2.4 m)","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 1.8 m2 3.6 m","2 The side yard may be reduced to not less than 1.2 m provided that the opposite side yard on the lot is at least 2.4 m."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.6 m","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 1.8 m2 3.6 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Over 10 m²: 18.0 m front, 1.8 m rear, 1.0 m side, 7.5 m street side. Other accessory buildings: 18.0 m front, 0 m rear, 0.0 m side, 7.5 m street side","quotes":["10 sq. m in size","18.0 m 1.8 m 1.0 m 7.5 m","Other Accessory Buildings and Structures 18.0 m 0m 0.0 m 7.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum single family dwelling size: ground level floor area of 84 m² and building width of 7 m.","Second storey floor area may be no more than 80% of the first storey floor area.","In the Bridgeview floodplain, the lot needs at least 15 m frontage and 464 m² area."],"quotes":["a single family dwelling shall have a minimum","ground level floor area of 84 sq. m and a minimum building width of 7 m;","The maximum permitted floor area of a second storey for a principal building must","not exceed 80% of the floor area of the first storey including attached garage and","of not less than 15 m and an area of not less than 464 sq. m."]}},"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=256","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-1a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/rms-1a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/rms-1a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}