---
title: "TCD-1 zone in Victoria: Town Centre District – 1"
place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/victoria
zone: TCD-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/tcd-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/victoria/zoning/tcd-1.json"
---

# TCD-1 zone in Victoria: Town Centre District – 1

Main uses: Art and Cultural Facility, Assembly, Assisted Living Facility, Automotive Repair, Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine), and 17 more.

## Zone rules

- **Main uses:** Art and Cultural Facility; Assembly; Assisted Living Facility; Automotive Repair; Brew Pub (beer, spirits, wine); Care Facility; Civic Facility; Drinking Establishment; Equipment Rental; Financial Service; Food and Beverage Service; Hotel; Laboratory; Light Industrial; Office; Personal Service; Residential; Retail Liquor Sale; Retail Trade; Studio; Utility; Veterinary Clinic (Light Industrial and Automotive Repair are only allowed in the area bounded by Bay Street on the south, Blanshard Street on the east, Market Street on the north and Government Street on the west.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Home Occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 540 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%
- **Maximum density:** 1.6:1
- **Maximum height:** 14.0m
- **Front setback:** 0.0m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0m for the First Storey and any Storeys without a Residential use; 8.0m or 25% of lot depth, whichever is greater, for Residential use above the First Storey up to 18.0m in height; buildings over 23.0m high: 10.0m for portions with a Residential use and exterior wall over 18.0m high, 6.0m for portions with a non-Residential use and exterior wall over 23.0m high
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0m for buildings up to 23.0m high; buildings over 23.0m high: 10.0m for portions with a Residential use and exterior wall over 18.0m high, 6.0m for portions with a non-Residential use and exterior wall over 23.0m high
- **Street side setback:** 0.0m
- **Other rules:** Landscape area: at least 6% of lot area; Dwelling Units are not allowed on the first storey unless next to a flanking street lot line; First storey Office is not allowed within 6m of a wall abutting a street or walkway

## 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. 4.4](https://www.victoria.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-2018#page=52) (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/tcd-1/_