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COR3 zone in Nanaimo: Community Corridor

Nanaimo, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeA 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 area1,000 m²
Minimum lot width20 m (15 m with lane access)
Maximum lot coverage60%
Maximum densityFloor 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 height14 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 setback3.0 m minimum, 6 m maximum
Rear setback7.5 m
Interior side setback0 m (Side Yard 1); 3 m (Side Yard 2)
Street side setback3 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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). Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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