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

# SOC zone in Victoria: Songhees Office Commercial District

Songhees Office Commercial District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Songhees Office Commercial District.
- **Main uses:** Offices (business, charitable, religious, political or other purposes); Retail sales; Launderettes; Service stations (alone or combined with any other permitted use); High tech; Call centre (Retail must be limited to the ground floor and not exceed 185 m² on any lot; not more than one service station per lot.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1500 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.4 to 1; more than one building may be on a lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m or 3 storeys, measured from grade to the ceiling of the highest habitable space
- **Front setback:** 6 m from Esquimalt Road or Tyee Road
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m from any other lot line
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m from any other lot line
- **Other rules:** No parking spaces closer to any street than 6 m; Service stations need 1 parking space for each 20 m² of gross floor area; No gas bar service area may be located in a required setback

## 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. 10.24](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/1024pdf#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/soc/_