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title: "GRD-1 zone in Victoria: General Residential District – 1 Zone"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: GRD-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/grd-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/grd-1.json"
---

# GRD-1 zone in Victoria: General Residential District – 1 Zone

Main uses: Assembly, Civic Facility, Food and Beverage Service, Heritage Conserving Infill, Personal Service, and 3 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Assembly; Civic Facility; Food and Beverage Service; Heritage Conserving Infill; Personal Service; Residential; Retail Trade; Utility (Non-residential uses are only allowed on the first storey of buildings where over 50% of the floor area is dwelling units, and the lot is next to a Transit Priority Network street, next to an LVD-1, CVD-1 or TCD-1 lot, or is a corner lot.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Home Occupation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Many individual lots have extra permitted uses, density or other limits listed by address in section 8 (Site Specific Regulations); not itemized here
- **Minimum lot area:** 460 m² (buildings with less than three Dwelling Units); not applicable (Heritage Conserving Infill); 360 m² (3 storeys or less with three or more Dwelling Units); 540 m² (more than 3 storeys with three or more Dwelling Units)
- **Minimum lot width:** Street frontage 10.0m (buildings with less than three Dwelling Units, Heritage Conserving Infill, and 3 storeys or less with three or more Dwelling Units); more than 3 storeys with three or more Dwelling Units: 15.0m up to 4 storeys, 30.0m up to 5 storeys, 36.0m over 5 storeys
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% (less than three Dwelling Units); 50% (Heritage Conserving Infill); 45% (3 storeys or less with three or more Dwelling Units); 55% (more than 3 storeys with three or more Dwelling Units)
- **Maximum density:** 0.5:1 (lots with less than three Dwelling Units); 1.6:1 (Heritage Conserving Infill); 1.6:1, subject to Schedule C – Density Benefits (lots with three or more Dwelling Units)
- **Maximum height:** 7.6m (less than three Dwelling Units); Heritage Conserving Infill: greater of 7.6m or 80% of the height of the Heritage Designated Building; 12.0m (3 storeys or less with three or more Dwelling Units); over 3 storeys: 14m up to 4 storeys, 17m over 4 and up to 5 storeys, 20.5m and 6 storeys elsewhere, 32m and 10 storeys within 200m of a Transit Oriented Area (Buildings over four storeys are only allowed on lots in a Priority Growth Area or Transit Oriented Area.)
- **Front setback:** 4.0m; for corner lots with 3 storeys or less and three or more Dwelling Units: 2.0m up to 15.0m from the flanking street lot line, then 4.0m; 4.0m for all other lots
- **Rear setback:** 6.0m (less than three Dwelling Units); 5.0m (Heritage Conserving Infill); 3 storeys or less with three or more Dwelling Units: 5.0m for corner lots, 8.0m for all other lots; over 3 storeys: 8.0m or 25% of lot depth, whichever is greater
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5m (less than three Dwelling Units); Heritage Conserving Infill: 2.0m for one side yard when no flanking street, 3.0m for all other side lot lines; 3 storeys or less with three or more units: 4.0m to a Primary Façade, 1.5m to all other façades; over 3 storeys: 7.5m to a Primary Façade up to 4 storeys, 9.0m to a Primary Façade above 4 storeys, 1.5m to other façades up to 4 storeys, 3.0m to other façades above 4 storeys
- **Street side setback:** Flanking street: 4.0m (less than three Dwelling Units, Heritage Conserving Infill, and over 3 storeys); 2.0m (3 storeys or less with three or more Dwelling Units)
- **Other rules:** Open lot space: at least 30%; More than one Building is permitted on a Lot; On a Waterfront Lot, no Building may be more than 36.5m from the Front Lot Line

## 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. 4.1](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=30) (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/grd-1/_