---
title: "T-1 zone in Victoria: Limited Transient Accommodation District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: T-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/t-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/t-1.json"
---

# T-1 zone in Victoria: Limited Transient Accommodation District

Limited Transient Accommodation District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Limited Transient Accommodation District.
- **Main uses:** Single family dwellings and customary accessory uses (Part 1.2 regulations); Transient accommodation and transient accommodation accessory uses; Housekeeping apartment buildings, boarding houses and rooming houses (under the multiple dwelling and C-2 Zone regulations named in the bylaw) (Transient accommodation accessory uses are only permitted with at least 25 transient accommodation units on the same lot.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,850 m² (the text reads "1,850 m"; the square symbol is cut off)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** By storeys in the building: 1 to 4 storeys 30%; 5 storeys 24%; 6 or more storeys 20%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio by storeys: 1 storey 0.3 to 1; 2 storeys 0.6 to 1; 3 storeys 0.9 to 1; 4, 5 or 6 or more storeys 1.2 to 1
- **Maximum height:** 21.5 m
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Car shelters: 3 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m from any lot boundary; surface parking 7.5 m from the street boundary
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m from any lot boundary
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m from any lot boundary
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m from any lot boundary
- **Other rules:** Each self-contained transient accommodation unit must have at least 33 m² of floor area; Open site space at least 30% of the lot; Distance between buildings with transient accommodation units: 9 m (one storey, up to two units); 12 m (one storey, more than two units); 15 m (two or three storeys); 18 m (more than three storeys)

## 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. 1.2](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/51pdf#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/t-1/_