TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 1163

A BYLAW TO AMEND OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN NO. 811, 2011, TO ADD THE RESIDENTIAL AND LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS BACK INTO LAND USE POLICY 1.5, LAND USE DESIGNATIONS

The Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:

This Bylaw may be cited as “Official Community Plan Bylaw, No. 811, 2011, Amendment Bylaw No. 1163, 2026”.
Official Community Plan Bylaw, No. 811, 2011, is amended as follows: (a) By deleting “Policy LU1.5 Land Use Designations” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

Policy LU 1.5 Land Use Designations

The OCP establishes the following land use designations, as mapped on Schedule L and listed in the following table.

Land Use, Form & Character*	Examples
Large Lot Residential Detached Homes Large Lots and Yards Up to 2.5 storeys	Photo of a light-colored detached house with manicured landscaping Photo of a blue detached house with a gravel driveway and small boat trailer Photo of a large two-story detached home with dense surrounding trees
Residential Predominantly detached houses and townhouses Up to 2.5 storeys Max FSR 0.6 permitted for appropriate infill	Photo of a modern two-story house with a grey and beige exterior Photo of a suburban residential street with cars parked alongside lawns Photo of a contemporary house built into a sloped lot with rock landscaping
Small-Scale, Multi-Unit Housing Uses include Detached and Attached Dwellings, such as Detached Residential, Duplex, Secondary Suite, Garden Suite, Rowhouse, Townhouse, Houseplex, and Apartments. Up to 3 storeys Up to a maximum of 6 dwelling units	Photo of a renovated blue character house with a white picket fence Photo of newly constructed modern townhouse units on a hill Photo of a modern three-story multi-unit dwelling with a wood-accented garage
Mixed Residential Small Lot Detached Houses, Townhouses and Low-Rise Apartments Up to 3 Storeys/1.25 FSR Permitted 4 Storeys/1.6 FSR Permitted for Apartment Dwellings	Photo of a modern grey two-story house with a front porch Photo of a residential street featuring multi-unit dwellings and parked vehicles Photo of multi-story townhouses with classic architectural details like bay windows
Neighbourhood Mixed Use Commercial with Townhouses and Low-Rise Apartments Up to 3 Storeys 1.5 FSR Permitted	Photo of a two-story building with upper balconies and ground-floor parking Photo of a modern mixed-use building with large storefront windows and a lawn area
Neighbourhood Centre Commercial with Apartments Up to 6 storeys 3.0 FSR Permitted
Intensive Mixed Use Commercial with Townhouses and Low-Rise Apartments Up to 4 Storeys 2.5 FSR Permitted
Commercial Retail, Office, Technology and Service Commercial Up to 4 Storeys 2.5 FSR Permitted
Hospital Transit-Oriented Area Uses include Mixed-use with Apartments, Visitor Accommodations, Restaurants, Retail, Office, Institutional (i.e. Hospital), and Civic Use (e.g., daycares, libraries, public gathering and amenity spaces). Up to 10 Storeys Up to 3.5 FSR permitted
Neighbourhood Village Uses include Small-scale, Mixed-use buildings, such as Multi-unit Housing and community serving Commercial and Civic uses (schools, offices, restaurants, retail, small grocery store, and community spaces). Up to 6 storeys Up to 2.5 FSR permitted
Park, Open Space, Recreation Local and Regional Parks and Trails Protected Natural Areas and Open Space
Community Facility Government Buildings & Publicly Owned Facilities, including Schools Community Centres
Rural Agricultural, Recreation and Large Lot Residential Up to 2 Storeys 1 unit per 10 hectares
Comprehensive Development Areas (CDAs) Areas with unique Comprehensive Development designations.

*Allowable density is expressed as a Floor Space Ratio (FSR) for mixed use and commercial land uses. Density for all land uses will be specified in the Zoning Bylaw. Additional density may be determined for development applications with increased community amenities such as affordable housing, public art, child care facilities and park dedication.

READ A FIRST TIME THIS 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026

READ A SECOND TIME THIS 3RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026

PUBLIC HEARING HELD THIS ____ DAY OF _____, 2026

READ A THIRD TIME THIS _____ DAY OF _____, 2026

ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE CORPORATE OFFICER AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS ____ DAY OF _____, 2026.

MAYOR

CORPORATE OFFICER

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL BYLAW NO. 1163