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C-35 zone in Surrey: Downtown Commercial Zone

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeComprehensive 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 area2,000 m²
Minimum lot width30 m
Maximum lot coverage85%
Maximum densityFloor 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 heightNot applicable (no height limit stated)
Front setback2.0 m
Rear setback7.5 m
Interior side setback3.0 m (may be reduced to 0.0 m if the side yard adjoins a lot designated Residential in the OCP)
Street side setback2.0 m
Accessory building setbacksSame 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 (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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