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

# MI-1 zone in Victoria: Marine Industrial – 1 Zone

Main uses: Automotive Repair, Civic Facility, Dock, Pier and Wharf, Equipment Rental, Food and Beverage Service, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Automotive Repair; Civic Facility; Dock, Pier and Wharf; Equipment Rental; Food and Beverage Service; Heavy Industrial; Laboratory; Light Industrial; Marine Industrial; Retail Trade; Office; Utility (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:** 3m for any portion of a Building less than 10m high when next to a lot zoned for 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, Marine Industrial, Laboratory or Light Industrial; Equipment, silos, cisterns and similar structures may be up to 30.0m high; buildings or structures on a Dock, Pier and Wharf up to 6.0m; More than one Building is permitted on a Lot; Outdoor storage needs a concrete or asphalt surface and landscape screens (1.5m high where next to residential lots, 1.0m wide from any street)

## 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. 4.10](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=100) (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/mi-1/_