---
title: "CR-3 zone in Victoria: Commercial Residential Apartment District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: CR-3
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/cr-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/cr-3.json"
---

# CR-3 zone in Victoria: Commercial Residential Apartment District

Main uses: Uses permitted in the R-2 Zone, Two Family Dwelling District, Multiple dwellings and multiple dwelling accessory uses, Commercial-residential buildings, Business offices, Professional business, and 10 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Uses permitted in the R-2 Zone, Two Family Dwelling District; Multiple dwellings and multiple dwelling accessory uses; Commercial-residential buildings; Business offices; Professional business; Retail stores; Restaurants; Theatres; Clubs for social or recreational purposes; Bakeries; Launderettes; Attended coin-operated drycleaning plants; Drycleaning or clothes pressing establishments; High tech; Call centre (Non-residential uses may only be in a one storey building or a commercial-residential building.)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0:1
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m or 3 storeys
- **Front setback:** Buildings with non-residential uses: 3 m for the first storey and 6 m for upper storeys on a street front. Apartment buildings: 6 m on a street front
- **Rear setback:** 6 m (buildings with non-residential uses)
- **Interior side setback:** Buildings with non-residential uses: one-quarter of the building height or 2.5 m, whichever is greater, next to residential lots; 2.4 m or greater (or nil) next to other lots. Multiple dwellings: one-half the building height or 3 m, whichever is greater
- **Street side setback:** Buildings with non-residential uses: 2.4 m on other streets. Apartment buildings: one-half the building height or 2.4 m, whichever is greater
- **Other rules:** Each dwelling unit must have a floor area of at least 33 m² (excluding balconies); Street rights-of-way next to the lot must be at least 15 m wide for commercial-residential or commercial buildings; Parking other than enclosed parking must be in the rear yard

## 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. 4.14](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/414pdf#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/cr-3/_