{"title":"DT7 zone in Nanaimo: Quennell Square","code":"DT7","slug":"dt7","name":"Quennell Square","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 11","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential development with some compatible office, retail, cultural, recreational, institutional and service uses","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential development with some compatible office, retail, cultural, recreational, institutional and service uses","quotes":["This zone provides for residential development and some compatible","office, retail, cultural, recreational, institutional and service uses that"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Artist Studio","Assembly Hall","Auto Sales and Rental","Club or Lodge","Commercial School","Convention Centre","Court of Law","Cultural Facility","Daycare","Electric Vehicle Charge Station","Financial Institution","Funeral Parlour","Hotel","Internet Centre","Library","Live / Work","Lounge","Multiple Family Dwelling","Neighbourhood Pub","Office","Parking Lot / Parkade","Pawn Shop","Personal Care Facility","Personal Service Use","Pharmacy","Printing and Publishing Facility","Public Market","Recreation Facility","Religious Institution","Restaurant","Retail","Rooming House","Single Residential Dwelling","Social Service Resource Centre","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","Auto Sales -- -- 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","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","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 -- -- -- -- --","Multiple P P P P P P 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","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","University, P P P P P P P -- -- -- -- --","Veterinary P P P P P P P P P -- -- P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Dwelling","Boarding and Lodging","Home Based Business","Secondary Suites","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Accessory A A A A A A A A A A A A","Boarding -- A A -- -- A A A A A A A","Home A A A A A A A A A A A A","-- A A -- -- A A A A A A A","Secondary","Short- A A A A A A A A A A A A"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"370 m²","quotes":["DT7 370m2 12m 30m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12 m","quotes":["DT7 370m2 12m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"100%","quotes":["DT7 100% 14m N/A"]},"max_density":{"value":"2.3 FAR; +0.2 Tier 1 and +0.25 Tier 2 amenity bonuses","quotes":["DT7 2.3 N/A +0.2 +0.25"]},"max_height":{"value":"14 m","quotes":["DT7 100% 14m N/A"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["DT7 4.6m N/A 1.8m 4.6m 7.5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["DT7 4.6m N/A 1.8m 4.6m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 m","quotes":["DT7 4.6m N/A 1.8m 4.6m 7.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.6 m","quotes":["DT7 4.6m N/A 1.8m 4.6m 7.5m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m","No parking between the front property line and the front face of the building"],"quotes":["DT7 370m2 12m 30m","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/dt7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}