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title: "C-35 zone in Surrey: Downtown Commercial Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: C-35
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/c-35/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/c-35.json"
---

# C-35 zone in Surrey: Downtown Commercial Zone

Comprehensive commercial projects of retail, office, service, recreational and residential uses in City Centre.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Comprehensive commercial projects of retail, office, service, recreational and residential uses in City Centre.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 85%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Not applicable (no height limit stated)
- **Front setback:** 2.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0 m (may be reduced to 0.0 m if the side yard adjoins a lot designated Residential in the OCP)
- **Street side setback:** 2.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Same as principal buildings: front 2.0 m, rear 7.5 m, side 3.0 m, street side 2.0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m when subdividing; Outdoor storage or display of goods is prohibited; All parking must be underground or within a structure

## Source

- [Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 38](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=286) (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/c-35/_