CC-X — Centre City Mixed Use District
Centre City Mixed Use District (CC-X) 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. 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-X
The full list of uses for CC-Xis 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
CC-X rules at a glance
| Front setback | 6 m Front setback is a per-named-street range, not one flat number (s.1169): 1.5-3.0 m on several streets, 1.5-6.0 m on 1 Street SE/Macleod Trail SE/10 Avenue/14 Street SW, a 3.0 m maximum on 1 Street SW/17 Avenue/Olympic Way SE, and 3.0-6.0 m on other streets. 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 |
Notes
- Minimum 30% of the parcel must be a landscaped area (s.1173(1)).
- Ground-floor use area capped at 1,200 m² generally (s.1176(1)); Night Club capped at 300 m², Supermarket at 5,200 m², Restaurant public area at 300 m² (s.1176(3)/(3.1)).
- Certain uses (health care, recreation, worship, studios) cannot occupy the ground floor fronting a commercial street (s.1175(1)).
Is a specific Calgary lot zoned CC-X?
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Check an address →Bylaw sections: Purpose (s.1162), Far (s.1166), Height (s.1167), Front setback (s.1169), Rear setback (s.1170), Side setback (s.1171). 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-MHX — Centre City – Multi-Residential High Rise Support Commercial 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.