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DT1 zone in Nanaimo: Core

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

In short

A mix of uses where residents expect to live in an area where shopping, clubs, cultural and entertainment uses exist compatibly.

Zone rules

PurposeA mix of uses where residents expect to live in an area where shopping, clubs, cultural and entertainment uses exist compatibly.
Main uses
  • Artist Studio
  • Assembly Hall
  • Club or Lodge
  • Commercial School
  • Convention Centre
  • Court of Law
  • Cultural Facility
  • Daycare
  • Electric Vehicle Charge Station
  • Entertainment Use
  • Financial Institution
  • Funeral Parlour
  • Hotel
  • Internet Centre
  • Laboratory
  • Laundromat
  • Library
  • Live / Work
  • Lounge
  • Micro Brewery
  • Multiple Family Dwelling
  • Museum
  • Neighbourhood Pub
  • Office
  • Parking Lot / Parkade
  • Pawn Shop
  • Personal Care Facility
  • Personal Service Use
  • Pharmacy
  • Printing and Publishing Facility
  • Production Studio
  • Public Market
  • Recreation Facility
  • Religious Institution
  • Restaurant
  • Retail
  • Social Service Resource Centre
  • Teletheatre Outlet
  • Theatre
  • Transportation Terminal
  • University, College, Technical School
  • Veterinary Clinic
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Dwelling Unit
  • Home Based Business
  • Short-Term Rental
Extra uses on specific lotsCannabis Retail Store (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 11.2.4)
Minimum lot area370 m²
Minimum lot width12 m
Maximum lot coverage100%
Maximum densityFloor Area Ratio 2.8; plus 0.2 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.25 for Tier 2; extra for underground parking
Maximum height14 m; minimum 2 storeys
Front setback0 m minimum, 4 m maximum (4.5 m for properties fronting on Terminal Avenue)
Rear setback0 m
Interior side setback0 m
Street side setback0 m
Other rules
  • No parking is allowed between the front property line and the front face of the building
  • Micro brewery is limited to 557 m²
  • No pawn shop within a 300 m radius of another pawn shop

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 11 (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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