---
title: "CS3 zone in Nanaimo: Community Service Three"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: CS3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cs3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/cs3.json"
---

# CS3 zone in Nanaimo: Community Service Three

Transportation terminals, depots, corridors and other required infrastructure

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Transportation terminals, depots, corridors and other required infrastructure
- **Main uses:** Bus Terminal; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Ferry Terminal; Helicopter Land Pads; Railway; Railway Yards; Railway Station; Seaplane Terminal; Transportation Equipment Storage; Transportation Terminal
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Restaurant & Retail (within a ferry terminal or railway station); Vehicle Display (with a railway use)
- **Minimum lot area:** 8,000 m²
- **Maximum height:** 14 m

## 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/cs3/_