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title: "RMS-2 zone in Surrey: Special Care Housing 2 Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: RMS-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/rms-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/rms-2.json"
---

# RMS-2 zone in Surrey: Special Care Housing 2 Zone

Care facilities within Town Centres, which may be subject to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Care facilities within Town Centres, which may be subject to the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
- **Main uses:** Care facilities, regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker unit (accommodation for the owner or owner's employee); 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 1.00; accessory uses (excluding caretaker unit) up to 20% of the care facility density
- **Maximum height:** 13 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m from all lot lines

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 29](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=259) (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-2/_