---
title: "CS1 zone in Nanaimo: Community Service One"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: CS1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cs1.json"
---

# CS1 zone in Nanaimo: Community Service One

Public-oriented uses designed to serve the community

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Public-oriented uses designed to serve the community
- **Main uses:** Academic School; Assembly Hall; Bus Terminal; Cemetery; Club or Lodge; Cultural Facilities; Daycare; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Fire Hall; Health Clinic; Hospital; Library; Museums; Personal Care Facility; Recreational Facility; Religious Institution; Seniors Congregate Housing; Single Residential Dwelling; Social Service Resource Centre; University, College and Technical School
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Crematorium (with a cemetery); Dwelling Unit (one); Helicopter Landing Pad (with a hospital); Office; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 355 Nicol Street (LOT A, SECTION 1, NANAIMO DISTRICT, PLAN EPP29088): personal care facility FAR up to 2.23 and height up to 19.2 m
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** 1.25 FAR (personal care facility and senior congregate housing)
- **Maximum height:** 14 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 4 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m; An extra 2.5 m front and/or flanking side setback applies where a property abuts a major road that has not been widened; Where a single residential dwelling is a permitted use, only one such dwelling unit is permitted per use

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 14](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=121) (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/cs1/_