{"title":"C-35 zone in Surrey: Downtown Commercial Zone","code":"C-35","slug":"c-35","name":"Downtown Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 38","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Comprehensive commercial projects of retail, office, service, recreational and residential uses in City Centre.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Comprehensive commercial projects of retail, office, service, recreational and residential uses in City Centre.","quotes":["development of comprehensive","commercial projects of retail, office, service, recreational and residential uses in City Centre"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, secondhand stores and pawnshops)","Personal service uses","General service uses (no drive-through banks)","Eating establishments (no drive-through restaurants)","Neighbourhood pubs","Office uses","Tourist accommodation","Indoor recreational facilities","Parking facilities (within a structure)","Entertainment uses (no arcades)","Cultural uses","Assembly halls","Community services","Child care centres","Multiple unit residential building, only as an integral part of the commercial uses on the lot"],"quotes":["Retail stores, excluding the following:","Tourist accommodation.","Multiple unit residential building, only if forming an integral part of the commercial uses","Assembly halls."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Short-Term Rental in accordance with Section B.7 of Part 4 General Provisions."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m²","quotes":["Lot Area: Minimum 2,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["Lot Width: Minimum 30 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"85%","quotes":["The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures shall be 85%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 3.50 (excluding indoor private amenity space), with the multiple unit residential building no more than 67% of the developed floor area","quotes":["Maximum floor area ratio is 3.50, excluding the indoor private amenity space","residential building is no more than 67% of the developed floor area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Not applicable (no height limit stated)","quotes":["Not applicable to this Zone."]},"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 (may be reduced to 0.0 m if the side yard adjoins a lot designated Residential in the OCP)","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m","The side yard setback may be reduced to 0.0 m if the side yard adjoins a lot which is 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":"Same as principal buildings: front 2.0 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3.0 m, street side 2.0 m","quotes":["Principal and Accessory Buildings and Structures 2.0 m 7.5 m 3.0 m1 2.0 m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m when subdividing","Outdoor storage or display of goods is prohibited","All parking must be underground or within a structure"],"quotes":["Lot Depth: Minimum 30 m.","Outdoor storage or display of any goods, materials or supplies is specifically","All parking shall be located underground or within a structure."]}},"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=286","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-35/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-35.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-35.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}