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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/dt6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}