---
title: "CA-4 zone in Victoria: Central Area Commercial Office District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: CA-4
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/ca-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/ca-4.json"
---

# CA-4 zone in Victoria: Central Area Commercial Office District

Main uses: Bakeries (production and retail sale, up to 650 m²), Chartered banks, Offices for business, charitable, religious, political or other purposes, Professional offices and surgeries, Residences (second and higher storeys only; first storey must be non-residential), and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Bakeries (production and retail sale, up to 650 m²); Chartered banks; Offices for business, charitable, religious, political or other purposes; Professional offices and surgeries; Residences (second and higher storeys only; first storey must be non-residential); Transient accommodation and accessory uses; Rental businesses; Restaurants; Retail sales (other than gasoline and automotive fuels); Theatres, auditoriums, gymnasiums and other places of recreation or worship; Drycleaning or clothes pressing (up to 279 m²); Clubs; Hospitals, private hospitals, nursing homes, intermediate care facilities and community care facilities; High tech; Call centre
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio not more than 3 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 10 m at lot lines bordering a street; the part above 10 m is set back 1 cm for each 5 cm of extra height; no building over 43 m
- **Interior side setback:** Side yard not less than 4.5 m wide for buildings higher than 15 m
- **Other rules:** Uses do not authorize a service station business; No off-street parking required except 50% of transient accommodation units and 70% of residential dwelling units; No off-street loading facilities required

## 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. 6.8](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/68pdf#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/ca-4/_