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Nanaimo, British Columbia Draft, not yet reviewed Bylaw read 2026-11-07
In short A mixture of uses and active street frontages at the entrance gateway to downtown Nanaimo
Zone rules Purpose A mixture of uses and active street frontages at the entrance gateway to downtown Nanaimo Main uses Arcade Artist Studio Assembly Hall Auto Repair Auto Sales and Rental Club or Lodge Commercial School Convention Centre Court of Law Cultural Facility Custom Workshop Daycare Electric Vehicle Charge Station Financial Institution Funeral Parlour Hotel Internet Centre Laundromat Library Live / Work Micro Brewery Multiple Family Dwelling 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 Refund Container Recycling Depot Repair Shop Religious Institution Restaurant Retail Rooming House Shopping Centre Single Residential Dwelling Social Service Resource Centre Theatre Transportation Terminal Veterinary Clinic Wholesale Also allowed (secondary uses) Accessory Dwelling Boarding and Lodging Home Based Business Secondary Suites Short-Term Rental Extra uses on specific lots Cannabis Retail Store (only at the addresses listed in section 11.2.4) Fast Food Restaurant (only at the addresses listed in section 11.2.4) Liquor Store (only at the addresses listed in section 11.2.4) Minimum lot area 750 m² Minimum lot width 15 m Maximum lot coverage 100% Maximum density 1.00 FAR; +0.25 mixed use, +0.25 Tier 1, +0.25 Tier 2 Maximum height 19.8 m Front setback 3.5 m minimum, 10 m maximum Rear setback 0 m Interior side setback 0 m Street side setback 3.5 m Other rules Minimum lot depth 30 m Minimum building height 2 storeys No parking between the front property line and the front face of the building Residential uses are not permitted on the first storey
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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