{"title":"DT5 zone in Nanaimo: Chapel","code":"DT5","slug":"dt5","name":"Chapel","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Higher density residential development with some compatible office, retail, cultural, recreational, service and institutional uses","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Higher density residential development with some compatible office, retail, cultural, recreational, service and institutional uses","quotes":["This zone provides for higher density residential developments and","some compatible office, retail, cultural, recreational, service and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio","Assembly Hall","Club or Lodge","Commercial School","Convention Centre","Court of Law","Cultural Facility","Daycare","Electric Vehicle Charge Station","Entertainment Use","Financial Institution","Funeral Parlour","Hotel","Internet Centre","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","Religious Institution","Restaurant","Retail","Rooming House","Single Residential Dwelling","Social Service Resource Centre","Theatre","University, College or Technical School","Veterinary Clinic"],"quotes":["Artist Studio P P P P P P P -- -- -- P P","Assembly Hall P P P P P P P P P -- -- P","Club or Lodge P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P","Commercial P P P P P P P P P -- -- P","Convention P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P","Court of Law P P P P P P P -- P -- -- P","Cultural P P P P P P P -- P -- -- P","Daycare P P P P P P P P P P P P","Electric P P P P P P P P P P P P","Entertainment P -- -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- --","Financial P P P P P P P P P P P P","Funeral P P P P P P P -- P -- -- P","Hotel P P P P P P P -- P -- -- P","Internet P P P P P P P P P P P P","Laundromat P P P P P P -- P P -- P P","Library P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P","Live / Work P P P P P P P P P -- P P","Lounge P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- --","Micro Brewery P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- P","Multiple P P P P P P P P P -- P P","Museum P P -- P P P -- -- -- -- -- --","Neighbour- P P P P P P P P P -- - P","Office P P P P P P P P P P P P","Parking Lot / P P P P P P P P P P P P","Pawn Shop P P P P P P P P P -- P P","Personal Care P P P P P P P P P -- -- P","Personal P P P P P P P P P P P P","Pharmacy P P P P P P P P P -- P P","Printing and P P P P P P P P P -- -- P","Production P -- P P P P -- -- -- -- -- P","Public Market P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- P","Recreation P P P P P P P P P -- -- P","Religious P P P P P P P P P -- -- P","Restaurant P P P P P P P P P P P P","Retail P P P P P P P P P -- P P","Rooming -- P P P P P P P P P P P","Single -- P P -- P -- P P P P P P","Social Service P P P P P P P P -- -- -- P","Theatre P P -- P P P -- P P -- -- P","University, P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- --","Veterinary P P P P P P P P P -- -- P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling","Home Based Business","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Accessory A A A A A A A A A A A A","Home A A A A A A A A A A A A","Short- A A A A A A A A A A A A"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Cannabis Retail Store (only at the addresses listed in section 11.2.4)"],"quotes":["Cannabis SS -- -- SS SS -- -- -- -- -- -- SS","11.2.4 Notwithstanding Subsection 11.2.1 the following uses shall be permitted on site specific"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m²","quotes":["DT5 370m2 12m 30m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["DT5 370m2 12m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["DT5 100% 19.8m 2 Storeys"]},"max_density":{"value":"2.3 FAR; +0.2 Tier 1 and +0.25 Tier 2 amenity bonuses","quotes":["DT5 2.3 N/A +0.2 +0.25"]},"max_height":{"value":"19.8 m","quotes":["DT5 100% 19.8m 2 Storeys"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m minimum, 4 m maximum; none where the property fronts on Front Street","quotes":["DT5 1.5m 4m 0m 1.5m 0m","Front Street, no front yard"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["DT5 1.5m 4m 0m 1.5m 0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["DT5 1.5m 4m 0m 1.5m 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["DT5 1.5m 4m 0m 1.5m 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m","Minimum building height 2 storeys","No parking between the front property line and the front face of the building"],"quotes":["DT5 370m2 12m 30m","DT5 100% 19.8m 2 Storeys","11.6.1 Within all downtown zones, except the DT8 Zone, no parking shall be permitted between the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)","url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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)."},"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/dt5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}