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C1-R zone in Victoria: Richmond Limited Commercial

Victoria, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: DA-1: Uses permitted in the R-2 Zone (Two Family Dwelling District), Assisted Living Facility, Medical Laboratory, Medical Offices, Restaurant, Retail, DA-2: Multiple Dwellings.

Zone rules

Main uses
  • DA-1: Uses permitted in the R-2 Zone (Two Family Dwelling District), Assisted Living Facility, Medical Laboratory, Medical Offices, Restaurant, Retail
  • DA-2: Multiple Dwellings
Zone is divided into Development Areas 1 and 2 (DA-1 and DA-2).
Minimum lot area6830.00 m²
Minimum lot width72.00 m
Maximum lot coverage51.00% site coverage; at least 30.00% open site space
Maximum densityFloor space ratio 2.29:1 (2.55:1 if the community amenity contribution has been provided); DA-1 floor area up to 10,815 m²; DA-2 floor area up to 6550 m²
Maximum height20.64 m and 5 storeys
Front setbackBirch Street: 1.10 m to balconies, 3.40 m to building; Ashgrove Street: 6.00 m to balconies, 7.00 m to building, 2.20 m to canopy
Interior side setback2.42 m (interior lot lines); 2.00 m (Fort Street side)
Other rules
  • Separation space between building wings: 12.50 m
  • At least 170 m² of the DA-1 ground floor must be medical laboratory, medical office or pharmacy use

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. 4.95 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Victoria has two zoning bylaws in force. Zoning Bylaw 2018 (zones GRD-1, LVD-1, CVD-1, TCD-1, CBD-1, CBD-2, MRD-1, OTD-1, IAI-1, MI-1, LI-1, HI-1; https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018) applies to the areas on its Map 1: the Downtown Core Area and most commercial and low-density residential properties in town centres, urban villages and residential fabric. The Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 (one PDF per zone) still governs the rest, including most industrial, medium and high density residential outside downtown, comprehensive development districts and some commercial properties. The City says its website bylaws are office consolidations provided for convenience; refer to the bylaws and amendments at City Hall. In text.txt every file starts at a '[source <url>]' line; the first file is the Introduction & General Regulations of Bylaw 80-159 and the Zoning Bylaw 2018 is appended at the end. Zones whose PDF has no text layer (image-only; no OCR was run) have no lines or pdf_page, only source_url; 179 codes, listed in places/victoria/no-text-layer.txt. For zones with text, pdf_page is the page inside that zone's own PDF (always the first page). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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