Victoria Zoning Districts

Compare 10 covered residential and agricultural zoning districts in Victoria, BC: unit limits, height, setbacks and permitted uses, sourced from the official zoning bylaw (updated October 2026). Lot-specific conditions can change what you can build; check your address for the rules that apply.

Victoria zoning map: every lot coloured by how many units Bill 44 allows

Victoria zoning changes: key amendments, newest first

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Residential zones

About Victoria zoning

In Victoria, zoning is set by the City of Victoria Zoning Regulation Bylaw No. 80-159 and Zoning Bylaw 2018. This page covers 10 of its zones (all residential), each with the unit limits, height, setbacks and permitted uses the bylaw sets for it.

Most Victoria residential lots now sit in GRD-1, which sets no unit maximum for a lot that meets the minimum size. A smaller group of lots stays under the older 1980 bylaw, where the answer is different. How many units can you build in Victoria?

Latest change we track: Victoria aligns zoning with its new Victoria 2050 plan (October 2, 2025). All Victoria zoning changes

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