---
title: "COR3 zone in Nanaimo: Community Corridor"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: COR3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cor3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cor3.json"
---

# COR3 zone in Nanaimo: Community Corridor

A wide range of uses intended to meet the day to day needs of the surrounding community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A wide range of uses intended to meet the day to day needs of the surrounding community.
- **Main uses:** Artists Studio; Assembly Hall; Boarding and Lodging; Bingo Hall; Club or Lodge; Commercial School; Custom Workshop; Daycare; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Financial Institution; Furniture and Appliance Sales; Hotel; Laundromat; Library; Live/Work; Multiple Family Dwelling; Museum; Neighbourhood Pub; Office; Pawn Shop; Personal Care Facility; Pet Day Care; Printing and Publishing Facility; Production Studio; Recreational Facility; Religious Institution; Repair Shop; Restaurant; Retail; Seniors Congregate Housing; Single Residential Dwelling; Sign Shop; Social Service Resource Centre; Theatre; University, College, Technical School; Veterinary Clinic (An individual retail use is limited to 750 m² Gross Floor Area, or 2,500 m² for a grocery store.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Automobile Sales and Rental (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3); Cannabis Retail Store (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3); Fast Food Restaurant (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3); Gas Station (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3); Liquor Store (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3); Warehouse (retail) (listed addresses only, see bylaw section 9.2.3)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m (15 m with lane access)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 0.75; plus 0.50 for mixed use, 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:** 3.0 m minimum, 6 m maximum
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m (Side Yard 1); 3 m (Side Yard 2)
- **Street side setback:** 3 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; 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/cor3/_