O1 zone in Surrey: Office Employment Zone

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

In short

Low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise office, institutional or employment buildings (4 to 40 storeys) developed under a comprehensive design.

Zone rules

Purpose	Low-rise, mid-rise or high-rise office, institutional or employment buildings (4 to 40 storeys) developed under a comprehensive design.
Main uses	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) Uses apply to land located outside of City Centre and must be part of a comprehensive design.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Multiple unit residential building (lot within 200 m of a SkyTrain Station listed in Schedule E, residential use above the ground floor)
Minimum lot area	2,000 m²
Minimum lot width	36 m
Maximum lot coverage	85%
Maximum density	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
Maximum height	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
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4.5 m
Front setback	4.5 m
Rear setback	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)
Interior side setback	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)
Street side setback	4.5 m
Other rules	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

Source: Surrey Zoning By-law, 1993, No. 12000 (consolidation includes amendments up to By-law 22120, adopted 09/21/2026), s. Part 50 (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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