{"title":"CC1 zone in Nanaimo: Local Service Centre","code":"CC1","slug":"cc1","name":"Local Service Centre","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small scale and community services within neighbourhoods.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small scale and community services within neighbourhoods.","quotes":["This zone provides for small scale and community services","within neighbourhoods."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio","Daycare","Electric Vehicle Charge Station","Live/Work","Medical / Dental Office","Multiple Family Dwelling","Neighbourhood Pub","Religious Institution","Restaurant","Retail","Single Residential Dwelling","Veterinary Clinic"],"note":"Multiple family dwelling is only permitted where a commercial use exists on the same lot.","quotes":["CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC5 CC6","Artist Studio P P P P P P","Daycare P P P P P P","Electric Vehicle P P P P P P","Live/Work P P P P P --","Medical / P P P P P --","Multiple Family P P P P P --","Neighbourhood P P P P P --","Religious P -- P P P --","Restaurant P P P P P --","Retail P P P P P --","Single P P -- P P --","Veterinary Clinic P P P P P --","Within the CC1, CC2 and CC3 zones,","residential shall only be permitted"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling Unit","Boarding and Lodging","Home Based Business","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC5 CC6","Accessory A A A A A A","Boarding and A A -- A A --","Home Based A A A A A --","Secondary A A -- A A --","Short-Term A A A A A A"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Fast Food Restaurant (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 10.2.5)","Gas Station (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 10.2.5)","Liquor Store (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 10.2.5)","Office (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 10.2.5)"],"quotes":["CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC5 CC6","Fast Food SS -- P P -- --","Gas Station SS P P P -- --","Liquor Store SS SS SS SS SS --","Office SS P P P P --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"800 m²","quotes":["CC1 800m2 15m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Depth"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["CC1 800m2 15m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Depth"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["CC1 60% 10m N/A","Zone Lot Maximum Additional Height Minimum"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio 0.45","quotes":["CC1 0.45 N/A N/A N/A","Zone Maximum Allowable Additional Density","Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Mixed Use* Tier 1 Tier 2"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["CC1 60% 10m N/A","Zone Lot Maximum Additional Height Minimum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m minimum, 7.5 m maximum","quotes":["CC1 4.5m 7.5m 3m 4m 4.5m","Zone Minimum Maximum Side Flanking Rear Notes","Front Yard Front Yard Yard Side Yard Yard"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["CC1 4.5m 7.5m 3m 4m 4.5m","Zone Minimum Maximum Side Flanking Rear Notes","Front Yard Front Yard Yard Side Yard Yard"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["CC1 4.5m 7.5m 3m 4m 4.5m","Zone Minimum Maximum Side Flanking Rear Notes","Front Yard Front Yard Yard Side Yard Yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["CC1 4.5m 7.5m 3m 4m 4.5m","Zone Minimum Maximum Side Flanking Rear Notes","Front Yard Front Yard Yard Side Yard Yard"]},"other":{"value":["Total non-residential floor area on a lot is limited to 2,000 m²","Individual restaurant, retail, medical/dental office and veterinary clinic uses are limited to 500 m² (grocery store up to 2000 m²)","An extra 2.5 m front and/or flanking side setback applies where a lot abuts a major road and the road widening has not been dedicated"],"quotes":["10.2.2 Notwithstanding Subsection 10.2.1 the cumulative total Gross Floor Area of all","non-residential space on a lot within the CC1 zone shall not exceed 2,000m2.","restaurant use shall not exceed a","a Gross Floor Area of 500m2, unless","Area shall not exceed 500m2.","2000m2.","10.5.3 Notwithstanding Subsection 10.5.1, where a property line abuts a major road, an additional","2.5m front and/or flanking side yard setback is required when the dedication to achieve"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)","url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The bylaw is organised by part (one part per zone family, with shared use and regulation tables), so zone line ranges cover the whole part. CD3 is deleted in the bylaw. Zones R1a and R1b are subzones of R1 (R1 / R1a / R1b)."},"source_url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=93","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}