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

# CR-NP zone in Victoria: North Park Commercial Residential District

Main uses: Multiple dwellings, Multiple dwelling accessory uses, Commercial-residential buildings, Bakeries, Banks and other financial institutions, and 16 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Multiple dwellings; Multiple dwelling accessory uses; Commercial-residential buildings; Bakeries; Banks and other financial institutions; Churches and places of worship; Carpet cleaning; Dye works; Dry cleaning; Garage; Printing and publishing establishments; Quick freeze locker plants; Restaurants; Trades that require artisan skills; Professional services; Offices, excluding those associated with taxi businesses; Wholesale sales; Retail sales; Service and repair of household goods, electrical devices and small motors; High tech; Call centre
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses to the uses in paragraphs (d) to (u)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio must not exceed 1.5 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 12 m and 4 storeys
- **Front setback:** No setback required from a street
- **Rear setback:** At least the greater of 6 m or one-half of the height of the rear wall of the building
- **Interior side setback:** No setback required from an internal boundary
- **Street side setback:** No setback required from a street
- **Other rules:** Each dwelling unit must have a floor area of at least 33 m² (excluding balconies); In commercial-residential buildings, multiple dwellings may be only above the first storey; On a corner lot, buildings must stay out of a 3 m diagonal view-line at the intersection; Non-residential lots need a loading area at least 9 m long, 4 m wide and 4.3 m high

## 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. 4.62](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/462pdf-0#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-np/_