R-31 zone in Victoria: Begbie-Fern Multiple Dwelling District
Main uses: All uses permitted in the R3-A2 Zone, Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District.
Zone rules
| Main uses | All uses permitted in the R3-A2 Zone, Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 2000 m² |
| Maximum lot coverage | 35% |
| Maximum density | 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 |
| Maximum height | Attached dwelling: 8.0 m and two storeys. Multiple dwelling: 8.5 m and three storeys |
| Front setback | 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 |
| Rear setback | From a lot line not adjacent to a street: the greater of one-half of the building height and 3 m |
| Interior side setback | From a lot line not adjacent to a street: the greater of one-half of the building height and 3 m |
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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. 3.51 (read 2026-11-07)
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.
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