---
title: "C1-S zone in Victoria: Limited Commercial Service Station District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: C1-S
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-s/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/c1-s.json"
---

# C1-S zone in Victoria: Limited Commercial Service Station District

Main uses: Uses permitted in the C-1 zone (Limited Commercial District), Service stations.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Uses permitted in the C-1 zone (Limited Commercial District); Service stations
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m of boundary in common with at least one street
- **Maximum height:** 11 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m from any street
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m from any lot in a Single Family Dwelling District (R1-A or R1-B Zone), on a lot with a gasoline or service station
- **Other rules:** Not more than one service station and not more than one building on any one lot; Servicing of motor vehicles excludes painting and most body, chassis and drive train repairs; Automatic vehicle washing only if fully automated and noise does not exceed 55 decibels at the property line; A 4.5 m landscaped strip is required along a boundary shared with a residential zone (for automated washing)

## 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. 4.2](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/42pdf-0#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-s/_