{"title":"R11 zone in Nanaimo: Recreational Vehicle Park","code":"R11","slug":"r11","name":"Recreational Vehicle Park","group":"Residential","section":"Part 7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"The creation of recreational vehicle parks and the accommodation of persons in recreational vehicles.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"The creation of recreational vehicle parks and the accommodation of persons in recreational vehicles.","quotes":["This zone provides for the creation of recreational vehicle parks and the","accommodation of persons in recreational vehicles."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Park Model Trailer","Recreational Vehicle Park","Single Residential Dwelling"],"quotes":["R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15","Park Model -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P P -- --","Recreation -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- --","Single P P P P P P -- P P P P P P P"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Convenience Store","Daycare","Short-Term Rental","Storage Area"],"quotes":["R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15","Convenience -- -- -- -- -- -- -- A A -- A A -- --","Daycare A A A A A A A A A A A A A A","Short-Term A A A A A A A A A A A A A A","Storage -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- A A -- --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"2 hectares total lot area; each recreational vehicle space pad at least 200 m²","quotes":["R11 2 hectares 18m 30m","Total Lot Area","space pad area shall not be less than 200m2.","7.4.6 Notwithstanding Subsection 7.4.1, within the R11 zone the minimum recreational vehicle"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18 m","quotes":["R11 2 hectares 18m 30m","Zone Minimum Lot Size Minimum Lot Minimum Lot"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"20% (excluding recreational vehicles)","quotes":["R11 20% 7m 7m N/A","Excluding","Recreational","Vehicles"]},"max_density":{"value":"25 recreational vehicle spaces per gross hectare of land or portion thereof","quotes":["25 recreational vehicle spaces per","gross hectare of land or portion"]},"max_height":{"value":"7 m","quotes":["R11 20% 7m 7m N/A"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","note":"3 m of the setback area must be landscaped within a recreational vehicle park.","quotes":["R11 1","7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard","1 = Within a mobile home park and a RV park 3m of the setback area must be landscaped in accordance"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["R11 1","7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["R11 1","7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["R11 1","7.5m 7.5m 7.5m 7.5m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"other":{"value":["Recreational vehicles may be located and occupied for more than 90 days in any calendar year","Accessory building on a recreational vehicle space: Gross Floor Area up to 10 m²","Open deck or patio on a recreational vehicle space: up to 32.5 m²","No more than 5% of the gross recreational vehicle park area for accessory storage"],"quotes":["than 90 days in any calendar year and may be occupied for more than 90 days in","recreational vehicle space shall not exceed 10m2.","recreational vehicle space provided it does not exceed a floor area of 32.5m2.","Not more than 5% of the gross recreational vehicle park area shall be used for an"]}},"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=66","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/r11/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r11.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r11.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}