R3-AM-1 / 2 zone in Victoria: Mid-Rise Multiple Dwelling District

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

In short

Mid-Rise Multiple Dwelling District.

Zone rules

Purpose	Mid-Rise 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
Minimum lot area	920 m²
Maximum lot coverage	30% for the main building; 40% under the bonus (enclosed parking for all but visitor parking and at least 50% open site space)
Maximum density	Floor space ratio by storeys: 1 storey 0.3:1; 2 storeys 0.6:1; 3 storeys 0.9:1; 4 storeys 1.2:1. Bonus: 0.4:1, 0.8:1, 1.2:1, 1.6:1
Maximum height	12 m and 4 storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings	3.5 m
Front setback	1 or 2 storeys 7.5 m; 3 storeys 9.0 m; 4 storeys 10.5 m
Rear setback	The greater of 3 m or one half of the building height
Interior side setback	The greater of 3 m or one half of the building height (also applies to the rear)
Accessory building setbacks	Accessory buildings: not in a front yard, at least 7.5 m from any street
Other rules	At least 30% of a site must be open site space; the entire front yard (except driveways) must be open site space Each self-contained dwelling unit must have at least 33 m² of residential floor area Accessory buildings may not exceed 10% site coverage Parking: R3-AM-2 strata 1.4 per unit, other 1.3; R3-AM-1 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. 3.10 (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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