---
title: "OTD-1 zone in Victoria: Old Town District – 1 Zone"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: OTD-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/otd-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/otd-1.json"
---

# OTD-1 zone in Victoria: Old Town District – 1 Zone

Main uses: Art and Cultural Facility, Assembly, Assisted Living Facility, Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine), Care Facility, and 17 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Art and Cultural Facility; Assembly; Assisted Living Facility; Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine); Care Facility; Civic Facility; Dock, Pier and Wharf; Drinking Establishment; Equipment Rental; Financial Service; Food and Beverage Service; Hotel; Laboratory; Light Industrial; Office; Personal Service; Residential; Retail Liquor Sale; Retail Trade; Studio; Utility; Veterinary Clinic (Residential uses and Hotel guest rooms are not allowed on the first storey, except where directly next to and accessed from a lane, alleyway, through-block walkway or interior courtyard.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation
- **Maximum density:** 3.0:1; 1.0:1 for Office within any Building constructed after 1914
- **Maximum height:** 15.0m
- **Other rules:** Motor vehicle parking is only required for lots of 1100m² or more, and all required parking must be within a Building; Lot coverage, lot dimensions and building setbacks: no regulations stated (left blank)

## 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. 4.8](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=82) (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/otd-1/_