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

# MRD-1 zone in Victoria: Mixed Use Residential District – 1 Zone

Main uses: Assembly, Assisted Living Facility, Care Facility, Civic Facility, Financial Service, and 7 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Assembly; Assisted Living Facility; Care Facility; Civic Facility; Financial Service; Food and Beverage Service; Office; Personal Service; Residential; Retail Trade; Studio; Utility (Non-Residential uses are not allowed above the second storey, and at most 50% of the floor area may be non-Residential.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation
- **Maximum density:** 0.6:1 maximum for Office
- **Maximum height:** 30.0m
- **Front setback:** 3.5m (Residential use on First Storey); 0.5m (non-Residential use on First Storey)
- **Other rules:** No motor vehicle parking is required; All motor vehicle parking must be located within a Building

## 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. 4.7](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=80) (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/mrd-1/_