---
title: "SCR-1 zone in Victoria: Songhees Commercial District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: SCR-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/scr-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/scr-1.json"
---

# SCR-1 zone in Victoria: Songhees Commercial District

Songhees Commercial District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Songhees Commercial District.
- **Main uses:** Restaurants; Establishments with a dining lounge, dining room or lounge liquor licence; Docks and accessory uses; Public buildings; Clubs
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,400 m²
- **Maximum density:** No storey of any building may have a floor area greater than 864 m²
- **Maximum height:** 6 m or 1 storey, measured from an elevation of 3 m geodetic
- **Other rules:** Setbacks from the lot lines: north 2 m (measured above 3 m geodetic), east 15 m, south 6 m (above 3 m geodetic), west 6 m (above 3 m geodetic); Required parking may be on a different lot within 150 m in the SMD-1 and SMD-2 Zones

## 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. 10.20](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/1020pdf#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/scr-1/_