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title: "O2 zone in Surrey: City Centre Office Employment Zone"
place: Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/surrey
zone: O2
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/o2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/surrey/zoning/o2.json"
---

# O2 zone in Surrey: City Centre Office Employment Zone

High-density mid-rise to high-rise office, institutional or employment buildings with optional lower level commercial, inside City Centre, developed under a comprehensive design.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-density mid-rise to high-rise office, institutional or employment buildings with optional lower level commercial, inside City Centre, developed under a comprehensive design.
- **Main uses:** Office uses (excluding social escort services); Hospitals; Private surgical centres and associated diagnostic and imaging services, and recovery facilities with overnight stays; Care facilities; Universities; Colleges and Institutes; Private Schools (Applies to land located inside City Centre and must be part of a comprehensive design.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Student housing managed by a University or a Colleges and Institute; 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; Community services; Child care centres; Tourist Accommodation
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 36 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio 7.5 (up to 10 with bonus density if Schedule G conditions are met)
- **Maximum height:** Not applicable (no height limit stated)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m from all lot lines
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m from all lot lines
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m from all lot lines
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m from all lot lines
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 4.5 m from all lot lines (all buildings and structures)
- **Other rules:** Interior lot line setbacks for lots created by an air space subdivision may be 0.0 m; 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 50A](https://www.surrey.ca/sites/default/files/bylaws/BYL_Zoning_12000.pdf#page=347) (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/o2/_