---
title: "CBD-1 zone in Victoria: Central Business District – 1 Zone"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: CBD-1
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/cbd-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/cbd-1.json"
---

# CBD-1 zone in Victoria: Central Business District – 1 Zone

Main uses: Art and Cultural Facility, Assembly, Assisted Living Facility, Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine), Care Facility, and 16 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Art and Cultural Facility; Assembly; Assisted Living Facility; Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine); Care Facility; Civic Facility; Drinking Establishment; Equipment Rental; Financial Service; Food and Beverage Service; Hotel; Laboratory; Light Industrial; Office; Personal Service; Residential; Retail Liquor Sale; Retail Trade; Studio; Utility; Veterinary Clinic (Residential uses and Hotel guest bedrooms are not allowed on the first storey.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation
- **Maximum density:** 5.5:1 overall; 3.0:1 for Residential uses
- **Maximum height:** 43.0m
- **Rear setback:** Residential portions: 8.0m where exterior wall is over 5.0m high (up to 18.0m high for buildings over 23.0m), 10.0m where exterior wall is over 18.0m high (buildings over 23.0m); non-Residential portions: 6.0m where exterior wall is over 5.0m high, 0.0m where exterior wall is up to 5.0m high
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0m for buildings up to 23.0m high; buildings over 23.0m high: 10.0m for portions with a Residential use and exterior wall over 18.0m high, 6.0m for portions with a non-Residential use and exterior wall over 23.0m high
- **Other rules:** Motor vehicle parking must be located within a Building; Brew Pub production area: no more than 35% of the First Storey floor area; Light Industrial use must be wholly contained within a Building; Lot coverage and lot dimensions: no regulations stated (left blank)

## 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. 4.5](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=59) (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/cbd-1/_