---
title: "HI-1 zone in Victoria: Heavy Industrial – 1 Zone"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: HI-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/hi-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/hi-1.json"
---

# HI-1 zone in Victoria: Heavy Industrial – 1 Zone

Main uses: Automotive Repair, Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine), Civic Facility, Equipment Rental, Food and Beverage Service, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Automotive Repair; Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine); Civic Facility; Equipment Rental; Food and Beverage Service; Heavy Industrial; Laboratory; Light Industrial; Office; Retail Trade; Utility; Veterinary Clinic (Office and Retail Trade are only allowed as accessory uses normally associated with a principal use.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** 3.0:1
- **Maximum height:** 25.0m
- **Front setback:** 0m
- **Rear setback:** 0m
- **Interior side setback:** 3.0m for any portion of a Building or structure next to a lot zoned predominantly Residential; 0m for all others
- **Street side setback:** 0m
- **Other rules:** At least 65% of the ground floor lot area must be occupied by Automotive Repair, Equipment Rental, Heavy Industrial, Laboratory or Light Industrial; Minimum first storey height 4.5m (6.0m where a mezzanine is included); Equipment, silos, cisterns and similar structures: maximum 30.0m high; More than one Building is permitted on a Lot

## 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. 4.12](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=108) (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/hi-1/_