{"title":"COR1 zone in Nanaimo: Residential Corridor","code":"COR1","slug":"cor1","name":"Residential Corridor","group":"Mixed use","section":"Part 9","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential, street-oriented, medium density, and office development along or near major roads.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential, street-oriented, medium density, and office development along or near major roads.","quotes":["This zone provides for residential, street-oriented, medium density,","and office development along or near major roads."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artists Studio","Assembly Hall","Boarding and Lodging","Daycare","Electric Vehicle Charge Station","Hotel","Live/Work","Multiple Family Dwelling","Office","Personal Care Facility","Religious Institution","Seniors Congregate Housing","Single Residential Dwelling"],"note":"Office use is limited to 1000 m² Gross Floor Area and, on mixed use property, must be on the ground floor.","quotes":["COR1* COR2 COR3","Artists Studio P P P","Assembly Hall P P P","Boarding and P P P","Daycare P P P","Electric Vehicle P P P","Hotel P P P","Live/Work P P P","Multiple Family P P P","Office P P P","Personal Care P P P","Religious Institution P P P","Seniors Congregate P P P","Single Residential P P P","Within the COR1 zone, office use shall not","exceed a Gross Floor Area of 1000m2, and where","the property is mixed use, the office must be","located on the ground floor. Within the COR2"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Short-Term A A A"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Gas Station (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3)","Liquor Store (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3)","Student Housing (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3)"],"quotes":["COR1* COR2 COR3","Gas Station SS SS SS","Liquor Store SS SS SS","Student Housing SS SS --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"850 m²","quotes":["COR1 850m2 18m 15m 30m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m (15 m with lane access)","quotes":["COR1 850m2 18m 15m 30m","Size Frontage Frontage - Depth","Lane Access"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["COR1 60% 14m Where at least 75% of the 2 Storeys Above Grade"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio 1.00; plus 0.25 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.25 for Tier 2; extra for underground parking","quotes":["COR1** 1.00 N/A +0.25 +0.25","Zone Maximum Allowable Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Additional Density","Mixed Tier 1 Tier 2","multiplied by the percentage of the total parking spaces provided underground."]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m (an additional 4 m where at least 75% of the required parking is below or beneath a building); minimum 2 storeys above grade","quotes":["COR1 60% 14m Where at least 75% of the 2 Storeys Above Grade","building, an additional 4m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.5 m minimum, 6 m maximum","quotes":["COR1 3.5m 6m 1.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Minimum Front Maximum Front Side Side Flanking Rear","Yard Setback Yard Setback Yard 1 Yard 2 Side Yard Yard"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["COR1 3.5m 6m 1.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Minimum Front Maximum Front Side Side Flanking Rear","Yard Setback Yard Setback Yard 1 Yard 2 Side Yard Yard"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m (Side Yard 1); 3 m (Side Yard 2)","quotes":["COR1 3.5m 6m 1.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Minimum Front Maximum Front Side Side Flanking Rear","Yard Setback Yard Setback Yard 1 Yard 2 Side Yard Yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["COR1 3.5m 6m 1.5m 3m 4.5m 7.5m","Zone Minimum Front Maximum Front Side Side Flanking Rear","Yard Setback Yard Setback Yard 1 Yard 2 Side Yard Yard"]},"other":{"value":["No parking is allowed between the front property line and the front face of the building or within the maximum front yard setback area","Interim Corridor Area lots under 2,000 m²: only a single residential dwelling is permitted, with R1 zone density","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":["Within all Corridor Zones, no parking shall be permitted between the front property line","and the front face of the building or within the maximum front yard setback area.","ii. the lot area is less than 2,000m2, exclusive of any required road dedication to meet","a) the sole permitted principal use on the lot shall be single residential dwelling; and","b) the maximum allowable density on the lot shall be as specified in the R1 zone.","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=84","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/cor1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cor1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cor1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}