---
title: "CC5 zone in Nanaimo: Hospital Urban Centre"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: CC5
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cc5.json"
---

# CC5 zone in Nanaimo: Hospital Urban Centre

Health related professional offices and medium to high density residential accommodation.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Health related professional offices and medium to high density residential accommodation.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Assembly Hall; Bingo Hall; Commercial School; Cultural Facility; Daycare; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Financial Institution; Funeral Parlour; Furniture & Appliance Sales; Hospital; Hotel; Internet Centre; Laboratory; Laundromat; Library; Live/Work; Medical / Dental Office; Multiple Family Dwelling; Museum; Neighbourhood Pub; Office; Parking Lot / Parkade; Personal Care Facility; Pet Day Care; Printing and Publishing Facility; Pharmacy; Recreational Facility; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Religious Institution; Restaurant; Retail; Rooming House; Seniors Congregate Housing; Single Residential Dwelling; Social Services Resource Centre; Theatre; University, College, Technical School; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Arcade; Boarding and Lodging; Home Based Business; Secondary Suite; 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:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 1.00; plus 0.25 for mixed use, 0.25 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.35 for Tier 2; extra for underground parking
- **Maximum height:** 14 m (an additional 4 m where the lot includes both commercial and residential uses); minimum 2 stories
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m
- **Street side setback:** 4 m
- **Other rules:** Stand-alone furniture and appliance store 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/cc5/_