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see bylaw section 11.2.4)","Custom Workshop (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 11.2.4)","Fast Food Restaurant (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 11.2.4)","Gas Station (permitted only on specific sites; see bylaw section 11.2.4)"],"quotes":["DT1 DT2 DT3 DT4 DT5 DT6 DT7 DT8 DT9 DT10 DT11 DT12","Cannabis SS -- -- SS SS -- -- -- -- -- -- SS","Custom -- -- -- SS -- -- -- -- P -- -- P","Fast Food -- -- SS SS -- SS -- -- -- -- -- SS","Gas Station -- -- -- SS -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m²","quotes":["DT4 370m2 12m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Depth"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["DT4 370m2 12m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot Depth"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["DT4 100% 19.8m 2 Storeys","Zone Lot Coverage Maximum Allowable Height Minimum Required Height"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Area Ratio 2.3; plus 0.2 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.25 for Tier 2; 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CD3 is deleted in the bylaw. Zones R1a and R1b are subzones of R1 (R1 / R1a / R1b)."},"source_url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=101","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}