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O2 zone in Surrey: City Centre Office Employment Zone

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

In short

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

PurposeHigh-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 area2,000 m²
Minimum lot width36 m
Maximum lot coverage100%
Maximum densityFloor area ratio 7.5 (up to 10 with bonus density if Schedule G conditions are met)
Maximum heightNot applicable (no height limit stated)
Front setback4.5 m from all lot lines
Rear setback4.5 m from all lot lines
Interior side setback4.5 m from all lot lines
Street side setback4.5 m from all lot lines
Accessory building setbacks4.5 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 (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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