---
title: "IHE zone in Victoria: Inner Harbour Empress District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: IHE
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/ihe/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/ihe.json"
---

# IHE zone in Victoria: Inner Harbour Empress District

Main uses: Transient accommodation, Transient accommodation accessory use (tourist and travel agencies, beauty parlors and barber shops, restaurants, licensed dining lounges, recreational and pleasure uses, accessory garden structures), Retail sales, except gasoline and automotive fuels, Offices, Rental businesses, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Transient accommodation; Transient accommodation accessory use (tourist and travel agencies, beauty parlors and barber shops, restaurants, licensed dining lounges, recreational and pleasure uses, accessory garden structures); Retail sales, except gasoline and automotive fuels; Offices; Rental businesses; Theatres, auditoriums, gymnasiums and other places of recreation or worship; Clubs; Schools; Parking facilities; Commercial exhibits; High tech; Call centre
- **Minimum lot area:** 35,000 m² (no building on a lot smaller than this)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.5 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 40 m
- **Front setback:** Government Street: 32 m. Belleville Street: 64 m (a one-storey greenhouse up to 140 m² may be at least 10.5 m from Belleville Street). Humboldt Street: 2.5 m. No setback from Douglas Street
- **Other rules:** At least 40% of the lot must be landscaped; No parking required, unless a building has a floor space ratio over 1.2 to 1, then at least 300 enclosed parking spaces

## 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. 8.23](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/823pdf#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/ihe/_