---
title: "CA-OV zone in Victoria: Olympic View District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: CA-OV
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-ov/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/ca-ov.json"
---

# CA-OV zone in Victoria: Olympic View District

Main uses: Office, Public Building, Cultural Facility, Drinking Establishment, Financial Service, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Office; Public Building; Cultural Facility; Drinking Establishment; Financial Service; Restaurant; Hotel; Personal Service; Retail Liquor Sale; Retail Trade; Small-scale Commercial Urban Agriculture; Utility
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 3:1 (5.2:1 where the community amenities have been provided)
- **Maximum height:** 43 m; parapets may project 1.0 m and rooftop structures 5.0 m above the maximum
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m (interior southeast); 4.5 m (interior southwest)
- **Other rules:** Buildings abutting Douglas and Humboldt Street: setback plane of 5:1 for any portion above 20.0 m in height; No first storey office use within 6 m of a building wall that abuts a street or pedestrian walkway; Garbage and recycling storage must be enclosed within a building; Extra density requires community amenities such as rights-of-way, transit shelter areas and BC Transit EcoPasses

## 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. 6.106](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/6106pdf#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-ov/_