---
title: "COR1 zone in Nanaimo: Residential Corridor"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: COR1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cor1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cor1.json"
---

# COR1 zone in Nanaimo: Residential Corridor

Residential, street-oriented, medium density, and office development along or near major roads.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential, street-oriented, medium density, and office development along or near major roads.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Office use is limited to 1000 m² Gross Floor Area and, on mixed use property, must be on the ground floor.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 850 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (15 m with lane access)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 1.00; plus 0.25 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.25 for Tier 2; extra for underground parking
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Front setback:** 3.5 m minimum, 6 m maximum
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (Side Yard 1); 3 m (Side Yard 2)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 9](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=84) (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/cor1/_