CC-MHX — Centre City – Multi-Residential High Rise Support Commercial District
Centre City – Multi-Residential High Rise Support Commercial District (CC-MHX) is one of Calgary's Centre City districts under the Land Use Bylaw. Needs City approval: dwelling unit, multi residential development, live-work unit, hotel, secondary suite, backyard suite. 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-MHX
The full list of uses for CC-MHXis in the Land Use Bylaw. The rules below set a building’s size and placement.
Needs City approval (decided case by case):
- Dwelling unit
- Multi residential development
- Live-work unit
- Hotel
- Secondary suite
- Backyard suite
CC-MHX rules at a glance
| Front setback | 6 m 1.5-3.0 m on 1 Street SE, 11 Street SW, 12 Avenue SW, and 16 Avenue SW; 3.0-6.0 m on all other streets (s.1138(1)). 6.0 m (the larger/safer end of the general tier) is used as the screening default; verify the named-street exception on site. |
|---|---|
| Side setback | 0 m |
| Rear setback | 0 m |
| Floor area ratio | 5× |
Notes
- Minimum 30% of the parcel must be a landscaped area (s.1141).
- Ground-floor use area capped at 300.0 m² (Health Care Service 600.0 m² building total, Restaurant public area 150.0 m²) (s.1142).
- At least 80% of gross floor area must be residential or specified institutional use (s.1143.4).
Is a specific Calgary lot zoned CC-MHX?
Amest reads the current district for any Calgary address and shows the buildable envelope, setbacks and unit count for that exact lot — free.
Check an address →Bylaw sections: Purpose (s.1132), Far (s.1136), Setback (s.1138), Height (s.1140), Landscaping (s.1141). Read the live City of Calgary bylaw for this district →
Related Calgary districts
- CC-COR — Centre City Commercial Corridor District
- CC-MH — Centre City – Multi-Residential High Rise 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
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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.