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title: "IAI-1 zone in Victoria: Industry, Arts & Innovation – 1 Zone"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: IAI-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/iai-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/iai-1.json"
---

# IAI-1 zone in Victoria: Industry, Arts & Innovation – 1 Zone

Main uses: Art and Cultural Facility, Assembly, Automotive Repair, Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine), Civic Facility, and 9 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Art and Cultural Facility; Assembly; Automotive Repair; Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine); Civic Facility; Drinking Establishment; Food and Beverage Service; Laboratory; Light Industrial; Office; Personal Service; Retail Trade; Utility; Veterinary Clinic (Each of three sub areas allows extra uses (for example Heavy Industrial in Sub Area 1 and Residential in Sub Area 3); the sub areas are defined on a map in the bylaw.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90% (Sub Area 1 and Sub Area 2); 80% (Sub Area 3)
- **Maximum density:** Sub Area 1: 3.0:1; Sub Area 2: 5.0:1; Sub Area 3: 5.5:1 with no Residential use, 4.0:1 where the building has Residential or Studio use, 5.5:1 where the building has Residential or Studio use plus an Art and Cultural Facility occupying at least 5% of its floor area
- **Maximum height:** Sub Area 1: 30m; Sub Area 2: 45m; Sub Area 3: 60m (HA-2), 50m (HA-3) or 45m (HA-4)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 0m
- **Other rules:** Sub Area 1: at least 65% of the ground floor lot area must be occupied by Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, Automotive Repair, Laboratory or Equipment Rental; Sub Area 3: Residential is not allowed on the ground floor or second storey; Minimum first storey height 4.5m (Sub Area 1 and Sub Area 3)

## 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. 4.9](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=94) (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/iai-1/_