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