{"title":"C-3 zone in Oak Bay: Village Commercial Use (sub-zones C-3 ST. 1 street level, C-3 D. 1 below street level, C-3 UP 1 above street level, C-3 SP 1 mixed use)","code":"C-3","slug":"c-3","name":"Village Commercial Use (sub-zones C-3 ST. 1 street level, C-3 D. 1 below street level, C-3 UP 1 above street level, C-3 SP 1 mixed use)","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Village commercial zone for the Oak Bay Avenue village, split by floor level into four sub-zones: C-3 ST. 1 (street level), C-3 D. 1 (below street level), C-3 UP 1 (above street level) and C3 SP1 (mixed use)","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Village commercial zone for the Oak Bay Avenue village, split by floor level into four sub-zones: C-3 ST. 1 (street level), C-3 D. 1 (below street level), C-3 UP 1 (above street level) and C3 SP1 (mixed use)","quotes":["C-3, ST. 1 - VILLAGE COMMERCIAL USE - STREET LEVEL","C-3, D. 1 - VILLAGE COMMERCIAL USE - BELOW STREET LEVEL","C-3, UP 1 - VILLAGE COMMERCIAL USE - ABOVE STREET LEVEL","C3, SP1 - VILLAGE COMMERCIAL USE-MIXED USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail use","Service business use","Restaurant use","Financial institution use (not ST. 1)","Parking use (D. 1 only)","Apartment use (UP 1 and SP1)","Residential use (UP 1 and SP1)","Real Estate Office Use (D. 1, UP 1 and SP1)","Neighbourhood Public House Use (SP1 only)","Liquor Retail Sale Use (SP1; in ST. 1 only on the lot listed below)"],"note":"Which uses apply depends on the sub-zone; in SP1 residential and apartment use is not allowed at or below street level.","quotes":["Retail use.","Service business use.","Restaurant use.","Financial institution use.","Parking use.","Apartment use.","Residential use.","Real Estate Office Use.","(4) Neighbourhood Public House Use","(8) Liquor Retail Sale Use"]},"site_specific":{"value":["C-3 ST. 1 liquor retail sale use: Lot A, Sections 23 and 69, Victoria District, Plan 42273 (maximum 215 sq. m floor area)"],"quotes":["Liquor retail sale use, but only on that parcel of land described as Lot A, Sections 23","and 69, Victoria District, Plan 42273.","Section 9.3.2.(4) shall not exceed 215 sq. m (2,314 s.f.), of which not more than 150 sq."]},"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_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50% (street level and above street level sub-zones); 61% (SP1 mixed use)","quotes":["(c) Lot coverage 50.0% N/A N/A","(d) Lot Coverage Maximum 61%"]},"max_height":{"value":"Street level (ST. 1): 4.00 m. Above street level (UP 1): 7.32 m. Mixed use (SP1): 7.32 m","quotes":["(a) Building Height 4.00 m N/A N/A","(a) Building Height 7.32 m (24.00’) N/A N/A","7.32 (24’)"]},"setback_front":{"value":"2.00 m","quotes":["(a) Front lot line 2.00 m N/A N/A","(a) Front lot line 2.00 m (6.00’) N/A N/A","(i) Front lot line 2.00 m (6’)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.00 m; 7.62 m (25 feet) where the rear lot line abuts an R or RM Zone","quotes":["(b) Rear lot line 0.00 m N/A N/A","(ii) Rear lot line 0.00 m","(c) a rear lot line abutting 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 the side lot line abuts an R or RM Zone","quotes":["(c) Interior side lot line 0.00 m N/A N/A","(iii) Interior side lot line 0.00 m","(b) an interior side lot line abutting an R or an RM Zone shall be not less than 2 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.00 m (all lot lines abutting a street)","quotes":["(d) Exterior side lot line 2.00 m N/A N/A","(iv) Exterior side lot line 2.00 m (6’)","(a) all lot lines abutting a street shall be 2 m (6 feet);"]},"other":{"value":["A principal use may not use more than 15 m of frontage on Oak Bay Avenue","Restaurant area limited to 200 sq. m","Accessory buildings are prohibited in the mixed use sub-zone (SP1)","Minimum dwelling unit areas for apartments: one-bedroom 56 sq. m, two-bedroom 70 sq. m, three-bedroom 84 sq. m"],"quotes":["15 m (50 feet).","The maximum area for restaurant use shall not exceed 200 sq. m (2,153 s.f.).","Accessory buildings are prohibited.","(a) One-bedroom units 56 sq. m (603 s.f.)","(b) Two-bedroom units 70 sq. m (754 s.f.)","(c) Three-bedroom units 84 sq. m (904 s.f.)"]}},"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=125","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}