---
title: "T-C zone in Esquimalt: Town Centre"
place: Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/esquimalt
zone: T-C
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/t-c/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/zoning/t-c.json"
---

# T-C zone in Esquimalt: Town Centre

Main uses: Uses permitted in the C-3 Core Commercial Zone, Uses permitted in the P-1 Public/Institutional Zone, Uses permitted in the P-2 Parks and Open Space Zone, Off street parking, Accessory uses to those, and 1 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Uses permitted in the C-3 Core Commercial Zone; Uses permitted in the P-1 Public/Institutional Zone; Uses permitted in the P-2 Parks and Open Space Zone; Off street parking; Accessory uses to those; Group Children’s Day Care Centre
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum height:** 15 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from the parcel boundary abutting Carlisle Avenue
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m from any interior side lot line
- **Other rules:** Screening and landscaping required along all interior side lot lines and the Carlisle Avenue frontage; Off street parking: 1 space for every 30 m² of Gross Floor Area; up to 100% of required stalls may be on adjacent parcels

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 1992, No. 2050 (consolidated for convenience to September 3, 2026), s. 48.1](https://www.esquimalt.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-1992-no-2050-september-3-2026pdf#page=108) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Esquimalt: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/esquimalt/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/esquimalt/zoning/t-c/_