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title: "RMS-1A zone in Surrey: Special Care Housing 1A Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: RMS-1A
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/rms-1a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/rms-1a.json"
---

# RMS-1A zone in Surrey: Special Care Housing 1A Zone

Alcohol and drug recovery houses and single family dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Alcohol and drug recovery houses and single family dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Alcohol and drug recovery house accommodating a maximum of 12 persons; One single family dwelling (Only one of the listed uses is allowed.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 464 m² in Bridgeview's Designated Floodplain Area (for lot consolidation); 560 m² in all other areas
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 9 m (7.3 m if the roof slope is less than 1:4)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4 m (5 m if roof slope and materials match the principal building); structures 4 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (5.5 m at a lower floor level for up to 50% of the dwelling front, excluding the garage)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (50% of the rear building face may be 6.0 m if the rest is at least 8.5 m)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m (1.2 m if the opposite side yard is at least 2.4 m)
- **Street side setback:** 3.6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 28A](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=256) (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/rms-1a/_