CC-COR — Centre City Commercial Corridor District
Centre City Commercial Corridor District (CC-COR) is one of Calgary's Centre City districts under the Land Use Bylaw. Needs City approval: dwelling unit, live-work unit, hotel. The full list of uses is in the Land Use Bylaw; the rules below set a building's size and placement.
Last reviewed: August 2026
What you can build in CC-COR
The full list of uses for CC-CORis in the Land Use Bylaw. The rules below set a building’s size and placement.
Needs City approval (decided case by case):
- Dwelling unit
- Live-work unit
- Hotel
CC-COR rules at a glance
| Front setback | 6 m Front setback is a per-named-street range, not one flat number (s.1190): 0-3.0 m on 1 Street SW and 17 Avenue SW, 1.5-3.0 m on 4/8 Street SW and 12 Avenue, 1.5-6.0 m on 14 Street SW, 3.0-6.0 m on 13-16 Avenue SW. 6.0 m is used as the conservative screening default; verify the specific street's tier before relying on it. |
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| Side setback | 0 m. 3 m next to a residential or special-purpose district |
| Rear setback | 0 m. 3 m next to a residential or special-purpose district |
| Floor area ratio | 3× Maximum FAR for non-residential development is 3.0 (s.1183); residential units may increase this to as much as 5.0 via a residential floor-area bonus. Up to 15% of units with 3+ bedrooms may be excluded from the calculation. |
Notes
- Minimum building facade length must be at least 80% of the property line width (s.1186).
- Ground-floor use area capped at 465.0 m² generally (s.1188); Cinema 550.0 m², Supermarket 1,400.0 m², Restaurant public area 300.0 m².
Is a specific Calgary lot zoned CC-COR?
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Check an address →Bylaw sections: Purpose (s.1179), Far (s.1183), Height (s.1184), Front setback (s.1190), Rear setback (s.1191), Side setback (s.1192). Read the live City of Calgary bylaw for this district →
Related Calgary districts
- CC-MH — Centre City – Multi-Residential High Rise District
- CC-MHX — Centre City – Multi-Residential High Rise Support Commercial District
- CC-X — Centre City Mixed Use District
- CC-EIR — Centre City East Village Integrated Residential District
- CC-EMU — Centre City East Village Mixed Use District
- CC-EPR — Centre City East Village Primarily Residential District
- CC-ER — Centre City East Village Recreational District
- CC-ERR — Centre City East Village River Residential District
All Calgary zoning districts →
Digitized from the City of Calgary Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 as amended (incl. Bylaw 9P2026, effective August 4, 2026). Amest is not the City of Calgary, a planning authority, or a law firm. Preliminary information only — confirm with the City and a qualified professional before buying or building.