---
title: "CA-73 zone in Victoria: Pandora and Cook Apartment District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: CA-73
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-73/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/ca-73.json"
---

# CA-73 zone in Victoria: Pandora and Cook Apartment District

Main uses: Bakeries (retail sale), Business and professional offices, Financial institutions, Retail, Restaurants and coffee shops, and 8 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Bakeries (retail sale); Business and professional offices; Financial institutions; Retail; Restaurants and coffee shops; Personal services; Cultural facilities; Gymnasia; Launderettes and dry-cleaning establishments; Public Building; Studios; High tech; Multiple dwelling (Dwelling units must be on the second or higher storey; the other uses must be on the ground floor.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation (subject to Schedule D)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 88% site coverage; at least 9% open site space
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 3:1 (4.82:1 where community amenities have been provided); floor area of all floor levels combined up to 9737 m²
- **Maximum height:** 39.0 m
- **Front setback:** 0.5 m (Pandora Avenue)
- **Rear setback:** Nil (south)
- **Interior side setback:** Nil (west)
- **Street side setback:** 0.5 m (Cook Street)
- **Other rules:** Business offices, financial institutions and gymnasia may not occupy street-level floor space within 6 m of the building front; Extra density needs a community amenity: a payment to the City or a housing agreement; Parking: multiple dwelling 0.8 spaces per dwelling unit; commercial 10 spaces

## 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. 6.84](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/684pdf#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-73/_