{"title":"C-2 zone in Oak Bay: Commercial Use","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Commercial Use","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: Retail use, Service business use, Restaurant use, Financial institution use.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail use","Service business use","Restaurant use","Financial institution use"],"quotes":["Retail use.","Service business use.","Restaurant use.","Financial institution use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Apartment use","One-unit dwelling use"],"note":"Residential use is only allowed above a principal use.","quotes":["Apartment use.","One-unit dwelling use."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Liquor retail sale use, only on Lot 3, Block 1, Section 61, Victoria District, Plan 379 (maximum 105 sq. m floor area)"],"quotes":["Liquor retail sale use, but only on that parcel of land described as Lot 3, Block 1,","Section 61, Victoria District, Plan 379.","shall not exceed 105 sq. m (1,130 s.f.), of which not more than"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"558 sq. m","quotes":["The minimum lot area shall be not less than 558 sq. m (6,006 s.f.)."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.32 m (24'); 2 storeys max","quotes":["(i) Building Height 7.32 m (24')","(c) Number of Storeys Maximum 2"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2.00 m (6.5')","quotes":["(i) Front lot line 2.00 m (6.5')"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.00 m; 7.62 m (25 feet) where adjacent to an R or RM Zone","quotes":["(ii) Rear lot line 0.00 m","a rear lot line adjacent to an R or RM Zone shall be not less than 7.62 m","(25 feet)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.00 m; 2 m (6 feet) where abutting an R or RM Zone","quotes":["(iii) Interior lot line 0.00 m","an interior side lot line abutting an R or RM Zone shall be not less than"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.00 m (6.5')","quotes":["(iv) Exterior lot line 2.00 m (6.5')"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings and structures are not permitted","Restaurant area limited to 200 sq. m","Residential use only above a principal use","Storey closest to grade serves a principal use only"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and structures are not permitted.","The maximum area for restaurant use shall not exceed 200 sq. m (2,153 s.f.).","A residential use shall only be permitted above a principal use.","The storey having its floor closest to grade shall serve a principal use only."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3531, 1986 (office consolidation to June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.oakbay.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3531-Oak-Bay-Zoning-Bylaw-Consolidated.pdf#page=122","place":{"path":"ca/bc/oak-bay","name":"Oak Bay","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}