---
title: "C1-N zone in Victoria: Neighbourhood Shopping District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: C1-N
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-n/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/c1-n.json"
---

# C1-N zone in Victoria: Neighbourhood Shopping District

Main uses: Uses permitted in the R-2 Zone (Two Family Dwelling District), under the R1-B Zone regulations, Commercial-residential buildings, Business offices, Professional businesses, Chartered banks, and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Uses permitted in the R-2 Zone (Two Family Dwelling District), under the R1-B Zone regulations; Commercial-residential buildings; Business offices; Professional businesses; Chartered banks; Retail stores; Restaurants; Theatres; Clubs for social or recreational purposes; Bakeries (products sold by retail on site); Launderettes; Attended coin-operated drycleaning plants; Drycleaning or clothes pressing establishments (up to 278 m² of floor space); High tech; Call centre
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio not more than 1.4 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 21.5 m
- **Front setback:** 3 m from any street (roof projections, entrance canopies, steps, balconies and lawful signs excepted)
- **Other rules:** Next to a lot with a residential building: setback of 2.5 m or one-quarter of the building height, whichever is greater; Land between buildings and the street must be graded and landscaped (except areas used only for vehicle movement); No commercial goods or materials stored or displayed in the setback areas except within a building

## 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. 4.3](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/43pdf#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-n/_