DT6 zone in Nanaimo: Port Place

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

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

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.

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