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title: "C1-CR-2 zone in Victoria: Neighbourhood Business District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: C1-CR-2
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/c1-cr-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/c1-cr-2.json"
---

# C1-CR-2 zone in Victoria: Neighbourhood Business District

Main uses: Bakeries (with retail outlet on the premises, lot area for bakery not over 650 m²), Banks, Business offices, Dry cleaning or clothes pressing (up to 280 m² of floor space), Hospitals for small domestic animal pets, and 8 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Bakeries (with retail outlet on the premises, lot area for bakery not over 650 m²); Banks; Business offices; Dry cleaning or clothes pressing (up to 280 m² of floor space); Hospitals for small domestic animal pets; Printing and publishing; Professions; Quick freeze locker plants; Residential use (ground floor restricted to commercial use); Retail sales of all commodities except gasoline; Schools; Storage garages for motor vehicles only; Wholesale
- **Maximum density:** 0.90 to 1 floor space ratio
- **Maximum height:** 8 m
- **Front setback:** No street setbacks required except for corner lots
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m where the lot adjoins the side yard of a lot zoned for predominantly residential purposes; otherwise none required, but at least 1.5 m if one is provided
- **Other rules:** Non-residential floor area may not exceed 325 m² in total; Corner lots: no building closer to the intersection than a diagonal line between points 3 m from the intersection point; At least 75% of the area between a building and the street must be landscaped; No off-street parking is required except for the residential portions of buildings

## 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. 4.4](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/441pdf#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/c1-cr-2/_