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

Surrey, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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