C-1 zone in Oak Bay: Local Commercial Use
Main uses: Retail sale and storage of groceries, meat, fish, bakery goods and sundry household and garden items, Barbers, hairdressers and beauty shops, Service business use.
Zone rules
| Main uses |
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| Also allowed (secondary uses) | Up to four apartment dwelling units (with the retail or barber/hairdresser uses) |
| Minimum lot area | 558 sq. m |
| Maximum lot coverage | 25% (principal building); 5% (accessory buildings and structures) |
| Maximum density | Floor area ratio 0.5 (total of all buildings); up to four dwelling units |
| Maximum height | Up to two dwelling units: 7.3 m, 2 storeys. Three or four dwelling units: 8.5 m, 3 storeys |
| Maximum height, accessory buildings | Accessory buildings 3.0 m; accessory structures 4.6 m |
| Front setback | 7.6 m |
| Rear setback | 7.62 m |
| Interior side setback | 1.5 m; not required where the side lot line abuts a parcel zoned for commercial use |
| Street side setback | 3.7 m |
| Accessory building setbacks | Accessory buildings: front 7.6 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.7 m. Accessory structures: front 7.6 m, rear 1.52 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.7 m |
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Source: Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026), s. Part 9 (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. The cover reads 'Consolidated to June 8, 2026'. The District's older consolidations say reference should be made to Bylaw 3531 and its amendments for legal purposes. Each zone is its own Part (R zones Part 6, CD Part 7, RM Part 8, C Part 9, CS Part 10, P Part 11); the 'section' field holds the Part. 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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