A-3 zone in View Royal: Rural Residential

View Royal, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Main uses: Agriculture, Residential, Detached, Riding Stable.

Zone rules

Main uses	Agriculture Residential, Detached Riding Stable
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Home Occupation Secondary Suite
Minimum lot area	0.5 ha (with sanitary sewer service); 8 ha (without sanitary sewer service)
Minimum lot width	10% of the perimeter
Maximum lot coverage	20%
Maximum density	Residential, Detached dwellings per lot: 1; Secondary Suites per lot: 1 (min. lot size of 600 m²)
Maximum height	9 m; 12 m (for agriculture use)
Maximum height, accessory buildings	4.5 m
Front setback	7.5 m
Rear setback	7.5 m
Interior side setback	7.5 m
Street side setback	7.5 m
Accessory building setbacks	front 30 m, rear 15 m, side 15 m, flanking 15 m
Other rules	Impermeable surface coverage maximum 40% Principal Building Floor Area: 372 m² Accessory Building Floor Area (all buildings): 600 m² Minimum building width 6 m

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 900, 2014 (consolidated to June 2026), s. 7.3 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The Town says its zoning bylaw covers the part of View Royal south of and including Thetis Lake Park; the areas north of Thetis Lake remain under the zoning adopted by the Capital Regional District before the Town was incorporated in 1988 (that CRD bylaw is not in this file). Sub-zones CD-8A to 8E and CD-9A to 9D are written inside the CD-8 and CD-9 sections. The zone list also names C-2 (Apartment Commercial), which has no section in the body of the bylaw. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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