---
title: "DT6 zone in Nanaimo: Port Place"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: DT6
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt6.json"
---

# DT6 zone in Nanaimo: Port Place

An integrated residential and commercial community anchoring the downtown near the waterfront walkway and Commercial Street shopping area

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** An integrated residential and commercial community anchoring the downtown near the waterfront walkway and Commercial Street shopping area
- **Main uses:** Arcade; Artist Studio; Assembly Hall; Auto Part Sales; Auto Sales and Rental; Bingo Hall; Casino; 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; 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; Shopping Centre; Social Service Resource Centre; Teletheatre Outlet; Theatre; Transportation Terminal; University, College or Technical School; Veterinary Clinic; Wholesale
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling; Boarding and Lodging; Home Based Business; Secondary Suites; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Fast Food Restaurant (only at the addresses listed in section 11.2.4); Liquor Store (only at the addresses listed in section 11.2.4)
- **Minimum lot area:** 743 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum density:** 2.3 FAR; +0.2 Tier 1 and +0.25 Tier 2 amenity bonuses
- **Maximum height:** 19.8 m
- **Front setback:** 0 m (4.5 m for properties fronting on Terminal Avenue)
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m; No parking between the front property line and the front face of the 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/dt6/_