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DT10 zone in Nanaimo: Old City Infill Business Commercial

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

In short

Business and professional offices, preserving service commercial uses and allowing adaptive reuse of character buildings

Zone rules

PurposeBusiness and professional offices, preserving service commercial uses and allowing adaptive reuse of character buildings
Main uses
  • Daycare
  • Electric Vehicle Charge Station
  • Financial Institution
  • Internet Centre
  • Office
  • Parking Lot / Parkade
  • Personal Service Use
  • Restaurant
  • Rooming House
  • Single Residential Dwelling
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Dwelling
  • Boarding and Lodging
  • Home Based Business
  • Secondary Suites
  • Short-Term Rental
Minimum lot area375 m²
Minimum lot width12 m
Maximum lot coverage50%
Maximum density1 Dwelling Unit
Maximum height7.75 m
Front setback3 m
Rear setback3 m
Interior side setback1.5 m (4.5 m where the lot abuts a residential zone)
Street side setback3 m
Other rules
  • Minimum lot depth 30 m
  • No parking between the front property line and the front face of the building

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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