{"title":"C-4 zone in Oak Bay: Local Commercial / Neighbourhood Deli Use","code":"C-4","slug":"c-4","name":"Local Commercial / Neighbourhood Deli Use","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Local commercial / neighbourhood deli zone","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Local commercial / neighbourhood deli zone","quotes":["C-4 - LOCAL COMMERCIAL/ NEIGHBOURHOOD DELI USE"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail sale and storage of groceries, meat, fish, bakery goods and sundry household and garden items","Barbers, hairdressers and beauty shops","Neighbourhood Deli Use"],"quotes":["Retail sale and storage of groceries, meat, fish, bakery goods and sundry","Barbers, hairdressers and beauty shops.","Neighbourhood Deli Use."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Up to four apartment residential dwelling units (with the retail, barber/hairdresser or deli use)"],"quotes":["four (4) apartment residential dwelling units."]},"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":"35% (principal building); 5% (accessory buildings and structures)","quotes":["Lot Coverage Maximum 35% 5% 5%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.5 (total of all buildings); up to four dwelling units","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio Maximum 0.50 N/A N/A","NOTE: Floor Area Ratio, total of all buildings may not exceed 0.5"]},"max_height":{"value":"Up to two dwelling units: 7.3 m, two storeys. Three or four dwelling units: 8.5 m, three storeys","quotes":["(f) Building Height where up to two 7.3 m 3.0 m 4.6 m","Building Height where three (3) or 8.5 m 3.0 m 4.6 m","Number of Storeys two one N/A","Number of Storeys Maximum three one N/A"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Accessory buildings 3.0 m; accessory structures 4.6 m","quotes":["(f) Building Height where up to two 7.3 m 3.0 m 4.6 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(a) Front lot line 7.6 m 7.6 m 7.6 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["(b) Rear lot line 7.6 m 1.5 m 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m; not required where the side lot line abuts a parcel zoned for Commercial Use","quotes":["(c) Interior side lot line 1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m","The interior side lot line setback is not required when the side lot line abuts a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.7 m","quotes":["(d) Exterior side lot line 3.7 m 3.7 m 3.7 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory buildings and structures: front 7.6 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.7 m","quotes":["(a) Front lot line 7.6 m 7.6 m 7.6 m","(b) Rear lot line 7.6 m 1.5 m 1.5 m","(c) Interior side lot line 1.5 m 1.5 m 1.5 m","(d) Exterior side lot line 3.7 m 3.7 m 3.7 m"]},"other":{"value":["Retail, barber/hairdresser and deli uses limited to 92 sq. m gross floor area","Deli seating limited to 10 seats, no more than 4 inside","No liquor retail sale","3 m clear space between buildings and structures"],"quotes":["9.7.1.(3), and 9.7.1.(4) shall not exceed 92 sq. m (990 s.f.).","10 seats, of which not more than 4 may be located in the interior of the building.","Sale Use or any sale of liquor whatsoever.","A clear space of 3 m (10 feet) shall be provided between buildings and structures."]}},"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=135","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/c-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/oak-bay/zoning/index.json"}}