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DT9 zone in Nanaimo: Old City Central

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

In short

A wide range of businesses and services serving the community at large, with adaptive reuse of character buildings

Zone rules

PurposeA wide range of businesses and services serving the community at large, with adaptive reuse of character buildings
Main uses
  • Arcade
  • Assembly Hall
  • Bingo Hall
  • Commercial School
  • Court of Law
  • Cultural Facility
  • Custom Workshop
  • Daycare
  • Electric Vehicle Charge Station
  • Financial Institution
  • Funeral Parlour
  • Hotel
  • 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
  • Repair Shop
  • Religious Institution
  • Restaurant
  • Retail
  • Rooming House
  • Shopping Centre
  • Single Residential Dwelling
  • Theatre
  • Veterinary Clinic
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory Dwelling
  • Boarding and Lodging
  • Home Based Business
  • Secondary Suites
  • Short-Term Rental
Minimum lot area375 m²
Minimum lot width12 m
Maximum lot coverage70%
Maximum density0.85 FAR; +0.15 for mixed use
Maximum height11.2 m
Front setback2 m minimum, 4 m maximum; residential portion of a mixed building 4 m
Rear setback0 m
Interior side setback0 m
Street side setback2 m (4 m for the residential portion of a mixed building)
Other rules
  • Minimum lot depth 30 m
  • Minimum building height 2 storeys
  • No parking between the front property line and the front face of the building
  • Residential uses are not permitted on the first storey

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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