---
title: "CC1 zone in Nanaimo: Local Service Centre"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: CC1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc1.json"
---

# CC1 zone in Nanaimo: Local Service Centre

Small scale and community services within neighbourhoods.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small scale and community services within neighbourhoods.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Multiple family dwelling is only permitted where a commercial use exists on the same lot.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Boarding and Lodging; Home Based Business; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 0.45
- **Maximum height:** 10 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m minimum, 7.5 m maximum
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 10](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=93) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nanaimo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/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/nanaimo/zoning/cc1/_