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title: "C-1 zone in Victoria: Limited Commercial District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: C-1
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/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Victoria: Limited Commercial District

Main uses: Uses permitted in the R1-B Zone (Single Family Dwelling) and R-2 Zone (Two Family Dwelling), with the most restrictive height, floor, yard and site area rules applying, Chartered banks, Business offices, Professional businesses, Mixed residential uses (ground floor commercial only; storeys above residential as permitted in R3-1 and R3-2), and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Uses permitted in the R1-B Zone (Single Family Dwelling) and R-2 Zone (Two Family Dwelling), with the most restrictive height, floor, yard and site area rules applying; Chartered banks; Business offices; Professional businesses; Mixed residential uses (ground floor commercial only; storeys above residential as permitted in R3-1 and R3-2); Retail stores, including retail sale of bakery products; Restaurants; Theatres; Launderettes; Clubs for social or recreational purposes; Attended coin-operated drycleaning plants; Drycleaning or clothes pressing businesses (up to 280m² of floor space); Establishments for the care and treatment of animals under a registered veterinarian; High tech; Call centre
- **Maximum density:** 1.4 to 1 floor space ratio
- **Maximum height:** 12m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 1 storey or 4m
- **Front setback:** 6m from the street line to any main wall
- **Rear setback:** Not less than 6m, nor less than one half of the height of the rear wall of the main building
- **Interior side setback:** Side yards next to other zones: not less than 2.4m wide nor less than one-quarter the height of the adjoining side wall; no side yard needed on a lot line bordering another lawful non-residential site, except where no lane exists, one side yard of at least 3m is required for rear access and loading
- **Street side setback:** 2.4m on a corner lot
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory building must be in the rear yard, with a passage of not less than 2.4m between it and the main building
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings may not occupy more than 10% of the site or 30% of the rear yard; Commercial goods may not be stored or displayed in the setback, side yard or rear yard areas except within a building; Launderettes and coin-operated drycleaning plants need one parking space per 18.5m² of floor area

## 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. 4.1](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/41pdf#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/c-1/_