---
title: "R11 zone in Nanaimo: Recreational Vehicle Park"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: R11
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r11/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r11.json"
---

# R11 zone in Nanaimo: Recreational Vehicle Park

The creation of recreational vehicle parks and the accommodation of persons in recreational vehicles.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** The creation of recreational vehicle parks and the accommodation of persons in recreational vehicles.
- **Main uses:** Park Model Trailer; Recreational Vehicle Park; Single Residential Dwelling
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Convenience Store; Daycare; Short-Term Rental; Storage Area
- **Minimum lot area:** 2 hectares total lot area; each recreational vehicle space pad at least 200 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20% (excluding recreational vehicles)
- **Maximum density:** 25 recreational vehicle spaces per gross hectare of land or portion thereof
- **Maximum height:** 7 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m (3 m of the setback area must be landscaped within a recreational vehicle park.)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 7](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=66) (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/r11/_