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title: "R3-A1 / R3-A2 zone in Victoria: Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: R3-A1 / R3-A2
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/r3-a1-r3-a2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/r3-a1-r3-a2.json"
---

# R3-A1 / R3-A2 zone in Victoria: Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District

Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low Profile Multiple Dwelling District.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings (with R1-B Zone accessory uses, no conversions); Two family dwellings (with R-2 Zone accessory uses, no conversions); College fraternity buildings; Churches, public buildings, public schools, private schools, hospitals (R-2 Zone regulations); Rest homes - Class A and Class B; Multiple dwellings and multiple dwelling accessory uses; Not more than 2 garage sales in any year
- **Minimum lot area:** 920 m² for multiple dwelling or college fraternity use
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 33 1/3%; 40% under the bonus conditions
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0:1; 1.2:1 under the bonus conditions (at least 70% of required parking under the main building and at least 40% of the lot landscaped)
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m or 3 storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 3.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m minimum average from a street, but no wall less than 5.0 m (walls set back more than 9.0 m are not counted in the average)
- **Rear setback:** 9 m; parts of a building above 7 m in height must be set back a further 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** At least one half the building's height, but not less than 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory car shelters in a side or rear yard (not in a required street setback), at least 2.4 m from the main building
- **Other rules:** At least 30% of the lot must be landscaped as open site space; Not more than one multiple dwelling or fraternity building per lot; Each dwelling unit in a multiple dwelling must be at least 33 m²; Parking: R3-A2 strata 1.4 per unit, other 1.3; R3-A1 strata 1.2, other 1.1

## 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. 3.9](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/39pdf#page=1) (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/r3-a1-r3-a2/_