{"title":"C-15 zone in Surrey: Town Centre Commercial Zone","code":"C-15","slug":"c-15","name":"Town Centre Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 37","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Retail and service commercial facilities, offices, recreation and associated uses, as well as residential uses, developed in a comprehensive manner and serving a town of several communities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Retail and service commercial facilities, offices, recreation and associated uses, as well as residential uses, developed in a comprehensive manner and serving a town of several communities.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of retail and service","commercial facilities, offices, recreation and associated uses as well as residential uses developed","in a comprehensive manner, serving a town of several communities."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, and secondhand stores and pawnshops)","Personal service uses (excluding body rub parlours)","General service uses (excluding drive-through banks)","Eating establishments (excluding drive-through restaurants)","Neighbourhood pubs","Liquor store","Office uses (excluding social escort services and methadone clinics)","Tourist accommodation","Indoor recreational facilities","Parking facilities","Entertainment uses (excluding arcades)","Assembly halls","Community services","Child care centres","Multiple unit residential building (only if forming an integral part of the commercial uses on the lot)","Cultural Uses"],"quotes":["1. Retail stores, excluding the following:","(a) Adult entertainment stores; and","(b) Secondhand stores and pawnshops.","2. Personal service uses, excluding body rub parlours.","3. General service uses, excluding drive-through banks.","4. Eating establishments, excluding drive-through restaurants.","5. Neighbourhood pubs, regulated by the Liquor Control and Licensing Act, as amended.","6. Liquor store.","7. Office uses, excluding:","(a) Social escort services; and","(b) Methadone clinics.","8. Tourist accommodation.","9. Indoor recreational facilities.","10. Parking facilities.","11. Entertainment uses, excluding arcades.","12. Assembly halls.","13. Community services.","14. Child care centres, regulated by the Community Care and Assisted Living Act, as amended,","15. Multiple unit residential building, only if forming an integral part of the commercial uses","16. Cultural Uses."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["1. Short-Term Rental in accordance with Section B.7 of Part 4 General Provisions."]},"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":"80%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be 80%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 1.50, with the multiple unit residential building no more than 67% of the developed floor area","quotes":["Maximum floor area ratio is 1.50, provided that the multiple unit residential building is","no more than 67% of the developed floor area."]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m","quotes":["Principal building height shall not exceed 14 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Accessory building height shall not exceed 4.5 m.","Structure height shall not exceed 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3.0 m (0.0 m if the side yard adjoins a lot not designated Residential in the OCP)","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m","1 The side yard setback may be reduced to 0.0 m if the side yard adjoins a lot other than a lot designated Residential in the OCP."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.0 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 2.0 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3.0 m, street side 2.0 m (same as principal buildings)","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Outdoor storage or display of goods, materials or supplies is prohibited."],"quotes":["The outdoor storage or display of any goods, materials or supplies is specifically"]}},"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=283","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/c-15/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-15.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-15.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}