---
title: "SA-1 zone in Victoria: St. Ann's Academy District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: SA-1
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/sa-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/sa-1.json"
---

# SA-1 zone in Victoria: St. Ann's Academy District

St. Ann's Academy District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** St. Ann's Academy District.
- **Main uses:** Parks; Public washrooms; Artists' studios; Public buildings; Retail shops; Commercial exhibits; Offices; Schools; Churches and chapels; Restaurants; Festivals and their associated temporary structures; Accessory buildings, including garden maintenance and greenhouse exhibit structures
- **Minimum lot area:** 26,900 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.31 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 20 m measured from finished grade along the north elevation, or 5 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m or 1 storey
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 5 m from Humboldt Street; 60 m from Academy Close; 5 m from any other lot line
- **Other rules:** Principal building setbacks: 90 m from Humboldt Street, 3 m from Academy Close, 45 m from any east lot line, 35 m from Blanshard Street; No more than 1290 m² of floor area of any building may be used as a restaurant, with at least 2.15 m² of floor area per seat

## 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. 10.32](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/1032pdf#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/sa-1/_