---
title: "DT8 zone in Nanaimo: Old City Mixed Use"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: DT8
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/dt8.json"
---

# DT8 zone in Nanaimo: Old City Mixed Use

Mixed commercial / residential buildings: commercial at street level, multiple family residential on the second and third storeys

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mixed commercial / residential buildings: commercial at street level, multiple family residential on the second and third storeys
- **Main uses:** Assembly Hall; Commercial School; Daycare; Electric Vehicle Charge Station; Financial Institution; Internet Centre; Laundromat; Live / Work; Multiple Family Dwelling; Neighbourhood Pub; Office; Parking Lot / Parkade; Pawn Shop; Personal Care Facility; Personal Service Use; Pharmacy; Printing and Publishing Facility; Recreation Facility; Religious Institution; Restaurant; Retail; Rooming House; Single Residential Dwelling; Social Service Resource Centre; Theatre; Veterinary Clinic
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling; Boarding and Lodging; Home Based Business; Secondary Suites; Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 800 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 0.85 FAR; +0.15 for mixed use
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m
- **Front setback:** 3 m (first storey); 4 m (second and third storeys); maximum front yard setback 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 3 m
- **Interior side setback:** 3 m (4.5 m where the lot abuts a residential zone)
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot depth 30 m; Commercial uses are only permitted on the first storey

## 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/dt8/_