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)

Oak Bay, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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)

Zone rules

Purpose	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)
Main uses	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) Which uses apply depends on the sub-zone; in SP1 residential and apartment use is not allowed at or below street level.
Extra uses on specific lots	C-3 ST. 1 liquor retail sale use: Lot A, Sections 23 and 69, Victoria District, Plan 42273 (maximum 215 sq. m floor area)
Minimum lot area	558 sq. m
Maximum lot coverage	50% (street level and above street level sub-zones); 61% (SP1 mixed use)
Maximum height	Street level (ST. 1): 4.00 m. Above street level (UP 1): 7.32 m. Mixed use (SP1): 7.32 m
Front setback	2.00 m
Rear setback	0.00 m; 7.62 m (25 feet) where the rear lot line abuts an R or RM Zone
Interior side setback	0.00 m; 2 m (6 feet) where the side lot line abuts an R or RM Zone
Street side setback	2.00 m (all lot lines abutting a street)
Other rules	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

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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