---
title: "BPT zone in Victoria: Belleville Park Tourist District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: BPT
bylaw: "Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 (consolidated on October 17, 2019 up to Bylaw No. 19-074; zone Parts amended to Bylaw 24-060, August 2024) and Zoning Bylaw 2018 (consolidated on June 9, 2022 up to Bylaw No. 22-048)"
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/bpt/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/bpt.json"
---

# BPT zone in Victoria: Belleville Park Tourist District

Main uses: Transient accommodation, Commercial fitness centres, Trade schools, Commercial exhibits, Professional businesses, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Transient accommodation; Commercial fitness centres; Trade schools; Commercial exhibits; Professional businesses; Financial services, including currency exchange services; Clubs; Theatres and auditoriums; Galleries and exhibits; Bakeries (selling all products by retail at the same location); Rental businesses; Trades that require artisan skills (not noxious or offensive); Retail; Liquor retail store (A liquor retail store's floor area must not exceed 35m².)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Tourist or travel agencies; Beauty parlours and barber shops; Restaurants; Licensed liquor establishments; Recreational and pleasure uses for guests; Accessory garden structures (These are uses accessory to transient accommodation on the same lot.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1850 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 1.3 to 1 floor space ratio
- **Maximum height:** 20 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory structures are not permitted within setbacks
- **Other rules:** Setbacks: at least 14 m from Belleville Street, 3 m from Quebec Street (average at least 7.5 m), 1.5 m from Oswego Street; Open site space: at least 60%; Parking: at least 0.5 spaces per transient accommodation unit

## Source

- [Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 (consolidated on October 17, 2019 up to Bylaw No. 19-074; zone Parts amended to Bylaw 24-060, August 2024) and Zoning Bylaw 2018 (consolidated on June 9, 2022 up to Bylaw No. 22-048), s. 4.50](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/450pdf#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Victoria: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/bpt/_