---
title: "CC3 zone in Nanaimo: City Commercial Centre"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: CC3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc3.json"
---

# CC3 zone in Nanaimo: City Commercial Centre

Shopping needs of the community at large, as well as medium to high density residential development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Shopping needs of the community at large, as well as medium to high density residential development.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Auto Repair; Auto Sales and Rental; Car Wash; Club or Lodge; Commercial School; Cultural Facility; Daycare; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Fast Food Restaurant; Financial Institution; Funeral Parlour; Furniture & Appliance Sales; Garden Centre; Gas Station; Home Centre; Hotel; Internet Centre; Laundromat; Library; Live/Work; Medical / Dental Office; Micro Brewery; Multiple Family Dwelling; Museum; Neighbourhood Pub; Office; Personal Care Facility; Pet Day Care; Pharmacy; Production Studio; Public Market; Recreational Facility; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Religious Institution; Restaurant; Retail; Seniors Congregate Housing; Shopping Centre; Sign Shop; Social Services Resource Centre; Theatre; Veterinary Clinic (Multiple family dwelling is only permitted where a commercial use exists on the same lot.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Arcade; Home Based Business; Laboratory; Lumber Yard; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 0.45; plus 0.75 for mixed use; extra for underground parking
- **Maximum height:** 14 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m minimum (4.5 m where no parking is located between the front property line and the front face of the building)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Other rules:** Micro brewery is limited to 557 m²; Stand-alone furniture and appliance store, home centre and retail use are limited to 4,644 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/cc3/_