{"title":"O1 zone in Surrey: Office Employment Zone","code":"O1","slug":"o1","name":"Office Employment Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 50","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise office, institutional or employment buildings (4 to 40 storeys) developed under a comprehensive design.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise office, institutional or employment buildings (4 to 40 storeys) developed under a comprehensive design.","quotes":["This Zone is intended to accommodate and regulate the development of low-rise, mid-rise, or","high-rise office, institutional, or employment buildings, with a wide range of heights between 4","and 40 storeys, that are developed in accordance with a comprehensive design."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Office uses (excluding social escort services, methadone clinics, cannabis dispensaries)","Retail stores (excluding adult entertainment stores, secondhand stores and pawnshops)","General service uses (no drive-through banks)","Personal service uses (no body rub parlours)","Eating establishments (no drive-through restaurants)","Neighbourhood pubs","Liquor stores","Universities","Colleges and Institutes","Private Schools","Community services","Child care centres","Light impact industry (only if designated Employment in the Metro 2050 Regional Growth Strategy)"],"note":"Uses apply to land located outside of City Centre and must be part of a comprehensive design.","quotes":["1. Office uses excluding social escort services, methadone clinics, and cannabis","2. Retail stores excluding adult entertainment stores and secondhand stores and","3. General service uses excluding drive-through banks.","4. Personal service uses excluding body rub parlours.","5. Eating establishments excluding drive-through restaurants.","6. Neighbourhood pubs.","7. Liquor stores.","8. Universities under the University Act.","9. Colleges and Institutes under the College and Institute Act.","10. Private Schools.","11. Community services.","12. Child care centres subject to Section J.2.","13. Light impact industry only if designated Employment in the Metro 2050 Regional Growth"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Multiple unit residential building (lot within 200 m of a SkyTrain Station listed in Schedule E, residential use above the ground floor)"],"quotes":["14. Multiple unit residential building subject to Sub-section D.4.(c) and the following:","(a) The lot being within 200 m of a SkyTrain Station listed in Schedule E; and","(b) The residential use being above the ground floor."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2,000 m²","quotes":["Lot Area 2,000 sq. m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"36 m","quotes":["Lot Width 36 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"85%","quotes":["1. The maximum lot coverage for all buildings and structures must be 85%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Outside a Transit-Oriented Area: floor area ratio 2.0 (up to 3.0 with bonus density); Tier 3: 3.0 (up to 3.5 with bonus); Tier 2: 4.0 (up to 5.0 with bonus); Tier 1: 5.0 (up to 6.0 with bonus); accessory multiple unit residential building maximum 35% of total floor area in Tier 1","quotes":["The floor area ratio is 2.0.","of 3.0, if the bonus density conditions in Schedule G are met.","The floor area ratio is 3.0.","of 3.5, if the bonus density conditions in Schedule G are met.","The floor area ratio is 4.0.","of 5.0, if the bonus density conditions in Schedule G are met.","The floor area ratio is 5.0.","6.0, if the bonus density conditions in Schedule G are met.","maximum floor area ratio is 35% of the total floor area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Outside a Transit-Oriented Area: lesser of 6 storeys or 22 m; Tier 3: lesser of 8 storeys or 26 m; Tier 2: lesser of 25 storeys or 95 m; Tier 1: lesser of 40 storeys or 160 m","quotes":["Principal building height must not exceed the lesser of 6 storeys or 22 m.","Principal building height must not exceed the lesser of 8 storeys or 26 m.","Principal building height must not exceed the lesser of 25 storeys or 95 m.","Principal building height must not exceed the lesser of 40 storeys or 160 m."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory building and structure height must not exceed 4.5 m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 7.5 m 1 7.5 m 1 4.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (may be 0.0 m if the principal building is adjacent to a property designated Low-Rise II, Mid-Rise II or High-Rise II in the OCP)","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 7.5 m 1 7.5 m 1 4.5 m","The side yard setback and rear yard setback may be reduced to 0.0 m if the principal building is adjacent to another property"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m (may be 0.0 m if the principal building is adjacent to a property designated Low-Rise II, Mid-Rise II or High-Rise II in the OCP)","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 7.5 m 1 7.5 m 1 4.5 m","The side yard setback and rear yard setback may be reduced to 0.0 m if the principal building is adjacent to another property"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 2 4.5 m 7.5 m 1 7.5 m 1 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Interior lot line setbacks for lots created by an air space subdivision may be 0.0 m","Structure height maximum 4.5 m","Balconies required for dwelling units that are not ground-oriented, at least 5% of unit size or 4.6 m² per unit, whichever is greater","Child care centres limited to a total area of 3.0 m² per dwelling unit"],"quotes":["the minimum setbacks of principal buildings, accessory buildings and structures for interior lot","Structure height must not exceed 4.5 m.","minimum of 5% of the dwelling unit size or 4.6 sq. m per dwelling unit, whichever is","(c) Do not exceed a total area of 3.0 sq. m per dwelling unit.","may be 0.0 m."]}},"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=343","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/o1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/o1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/o1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/index.json"}}