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CS1 zone in Nanaimo: Community Service One

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

In short

Public-oriented uses designed to serve the community

Zone rules

PurposePublic-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 lots355 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 area1,800 m²
Minimum lot width20 m
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum density1.25 FAR (personal care facility and senior congregate housing)
Maximum height14 m
Front setback6 m
Rear setback7.5 m
Interior side setback4 m
Street side setback6 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 (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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