{"title":"R-31 zone in Victoria: Begbie-Fern Multiple Dwelling District","code":"R-31","slug":"r-31","name":"Begbie-Fern Multiple Dwelling District","group":"Residential","section":"3.51","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Main uses: All uses permitted in the R3-A2 Zone, Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District.","fields":{"primary_uses":{"value":["All uses permitted in the R3-A2 Zone, Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District"],"quotes":["All of the uses permitted in the R3-A2 Zone, Low"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2000 m²","quotes":["The area of a lot shall be at least 2000 m2."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["The site coverage shall not exceed 35%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.0 to 1; no more than one dwelling unit per 104 m² of lot area; at least one attached dwelling per 420 m² of lot area; no more than two buildings on a lot","quotes":["The floor space ratio shall not exceed 1.0 to 1.","A lot shall not contain more than one dwelling unit","for every 104 m2 of area of the lot.","(2) A lot shall contain at least one attached","dwelling for every 420 m2 of area of the lot.","(1) A lot shall not contain more than two"]},"max_height":{"value":"Attached dwelling: 8.0 m and two storeys. Multiple dwelling: 8.5 m and three storeys","quotes":["(1) An attached dwelling shall not exceed 8.0 m","nor two storeys in height.","(2) A multiple dwelling shall not exceed 8.5 m","nor three storeys in height."]},"setback_front":{"value":"From Begbie Street: average at least 9.3 m, and no wall less than 6.8 m. From Fern Street: at least 6.0 m","quotes":["shall be 9.3 m.","shall not be setback less than 6.8 m","Fern Street shall be 6.0 m."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"From a lot line not adjacent to a street: the greater of one-half of the building height and 3 m","quotes":["not adjacent to a street shall be the greater","(a) one-half of the height of the building;","(b) 3 m."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"From a lot line not adjacent to a street: the greater of one-half of the building height and 3 m","quotes":["not adjacent to a street shall be the greater","(a) one-half of the height of the building;","(b) 3 m."]},"other":{"value":["Buildings on a lot must be at least 15 m apart","Open site space at least 40% of the lot","Parking: at least 1.4 spaces per dwelling unit","Parking or turn around area no closer than 2.8 m to Begbie Street"],"quotes":["be at least 15 m.","At least 40% of the area of a lot shall be open","A lot shall contain at least 1.4 parking spaces for","located closer than 2.8 m to Begbie Street."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"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)","url":"https://www.victoria.ca/building-business/permits-development-construction/zoning/zoning-regulation-bylaw","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Victoria has two zoning bylaws in force. Zoning Bylaw 2018 (zones GRD-1, LVD-1, CVD-1, TCD-1, CBD-1, CBD-2, MRD-1, OTD-1, IAI-1, MI-1, LI-1, HI-1; https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018) applies to the areas on its Map 1: the Downtown Core Area and most commercial and low-density residential properties in town centres, urban villages and residential fabric. The Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 (one PDF per zone) still governs the rest, including most industrial, medium and high density residential outside downtown, comprehensive development districts and some commercial properties. The City says its website bylaws are office consolidations provided for convenience; refer to the bylaws and amendments at City Hall. In text.txt every file starts at a '[source <url>]' line; the first file is the Introduction & General Regulations of Bylaw 80-159 and the Zoning Bylaw 2018 is appended at the end. Zones whose PDF has no text layer (image-only; no OCR was run) have no lines or pdf_page, only source_url; 179 codes, listed in places/victoria/no-text-layer.txt. For zones with text, pdf_page is the page inside that zone's own PDF (always the first page)."},"source_url":"https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/351pdf#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/victoria","name":"Victoria","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/r-31/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/r-31.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/r-31.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/index.json"}}