R1-G zone in Victoria: Gonzales Single Family Dwelling District

Victoria, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Gonzales Single Family Dwelling District.

Zone rules

Purpose	Gonzales Single Family Dwelling District.
Main uses	Single family dwelling House conversion Home occupation Accessory buildings Private garage Garage sales (no more than two in any year) Only a private garage is allowed on a lot under 230 m² or with average width under 7.5 m.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Secondary suite Garden suite Roomers and/or Boarders (up to 4) Only one of these per single family dwelling.
Minimum lot area	460 m²
Minimum lot width	15 m (minimum average)
Maximum lot coverage	30%
Maximum density	Floor space ratio 0.5 to 1; floor area 240 m² (first and second storeys) and 300 m² (all floors)
Maximum height	7.6m in height and 2 storeys without a basement; 7.6m and 1½ storeys with a basement; roof deck not permitted
Front setback	7.5 m
Rear setback	9.1 m or 30% of lot depth, whichever is greater; 12 m on a waterfront corner lot
Interior side setback	1.5 m or 15% of the lot width, whichever is greater; combined side yards 5.4 m
Street side setback	3.5 m or 15% of the lot width, whichever is greater
Other rules	Open site space at least 50% of the lot area and 50% of the front yard On a waterfront lot, no building beyond 36.5 m of the front lot line Outdoor features follow the same setbacks as buildings and may not exceed 3.5 m in height

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. 1.6 (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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