{"title":"CC2 zone in Nanaimo: Neighbourhood Centre","code":"CC2","slug":"cc2","name":"Neighbourhood Centre","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 10","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small scale commercial services intended to meet the day-to-day needs of persons living in the immediate vicinity; supports a building height of up to 3 storeys.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small scale commercial services intended to meet the day-to-day needs of persons living in the immediate vicinity; supports a building height of up to 3 storeys.","quotes":["This zone provides for small scale commercial services","intended to meet the day-to-day needs of persons residing in","the immediate vicinity and supports a building height of up to","3 storeys."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio","Assembly Hall","Auto Repair","Car Wash","Commercial School","Daycare","Electric Vehicle Charge Station","Financial Institution","Gas Station","Internet Centre","Library","Live/Work","Medical / Dental Office","Multiple Family Dwelling","Neighbourhood Pub","Office","Pharmacy","Public Market","Recreational Facility","Refund Container Recycling Depot","Restaurant","Retail","Seniors Congregate Housing","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","Assembly Hall -- P -- P P P","Auto Repair -- P P P -- --","Car Wash -- P P P -- --","Commercial -- P P P P P","Daycare P P P P P P","Electric Vehicle P P P P P P","Financial -- P P P P --","Gas Station SS P P P -- --","Internet Centre -- P P P P --","Library -- 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 --","Office SS P P P P --","Pharmacy -- P P P P --","Public Market -- P P P -- --","Recreational -- P P P P P","Refund -- P P P P --","Restaurant P P P P P --","Retail P P P P P --","Seniors -- 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","Arcade","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","Arcade -- 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":["Cannabis Retail Store (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 10.2.5)","Liquor Store (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 10.2.5)"],"quotes":["CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 CC5 CC6","Cannabis Retail -- SS SS SS SS --","Liquor Store SS SS SS SS SS --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["CC2 1000m2 15m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Depth"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15 m","quotes":["CC2 1000m2 15m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Depth"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["CC2 50% 10m N/A","Zone Lot Maximum Additional Height Minimum"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio 0.55; plus 0.25 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.25 for Tier 2","quotes":["CC2 0.55 N/A +0.25 +0.25","Zone Maximum Allowable Additional Density","Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Mixed Use* Tier 1 Tier 2"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m","quotes":["CC2 50% 10m N/A","Zone Lot Maximum Additional Height Minimum"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m minimum, 7.5 m maximum","quotes":["CC2 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":["CC2 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":["CC2 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":["CC2 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":["Commercial school and recreational facility are limited to 500 m², financial institution to 600 m², and an individual retail use 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":["school use shall not exceed","500m2.","Floor Area of 600m2.","a Gross Floor Area of 500m2, unless","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/cc2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}