---
title: "DT4 zone in Nanaimo: Terminal Avenue"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: DT4
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt4.json"
---

# DT4 zone in Nanaimo: Terminal Avenue

A predominately mixed office and retail area with three to six storey street wall related buildings, supporting the unique role as a gateway into the downtown core.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A predominately mixed office and retail area with three to six storey street wall related buildings, supporting the unique role as a gateway into the downtown core.
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio; Assembly Hall; Auto Part Sales; Auto Repair; Auto Sales and Rental; Bingo Hall; Club or Lodge; Commercial School; Convention Centre; Court of Law; Cultural Facility; Daycare; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Emergency Shelter; 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; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Repair Shop; Religious Institution; Restaurant; Retail; Rooming House; Sign Shop; Social Service Resource Centre; Theatre; Transportation Terminal; University, College, Technical School; Veterinary Clinic; Wholesale
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling Unit; Home Based Business; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis Retail Store (permitted only on specific sites; 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 370 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Area Ratio 2.3; plus 0.2 for Schedule D Tier 1 and 0.25 for Tier 2; extra for underground parking
- **Maximum height:** 19.8 m; minimum 2 storeys
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m minimum
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Other rules:** No parking is allowed between the front property line and the front face of the building; Auto sales and rental: no more than 4 vehicles on display or in storage on the lot; No auto repair where the property directly abuts Nicol Street; Refund container recycling depot: up to 140 m² and wholly enclosed in a building

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 11](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=101) (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/dt4/_