---
title: "T-6 zone in Victoria: James Bay Transient Accommodation District"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: T-6
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-6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/t-6.json"
---

# T-6 zone in Victoria: James Bay Transient Accommodation District

James Bay Transient Accommodation District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** James Bay Transient Accommodation District.
- **Main uses:** Transient accommodation; Transient accommodation, in combination with multiple dwellings
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,850 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% (1-4 storeys); 29% (5 storeys); 20% (6 or more storeys); up to 30% where all parking is enclosed and at least 70% of the lot is open site space
- **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 or more 1.2 to 1. With enclosed parking and at least 70% open site space: 0.4, 0.8, 1.2 and 1.64 to 1 respectively
- **Maximum height:** 20.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 9.6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.3 m (east side); 7.9 m (west side)
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units used for transient accommodation or as multiple dwellings must be at least 33 m²; At least 30% of the site must be landscaped open site space; the entire front yard (except driveways) must be open site space; Setbacks do not apply to parts of a building wholly below ground or balconies projecting into the front yard; Parking per Schedule C

## 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. 5.6](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/56pdf#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-6/_