{"title":"W2 zone in Nanaimo: Harbour Waterfront","code":"W2","slug":"w2","name":"Harbour Waterfront","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Active marine uses such as ship yards, fishing fleet support, float homes, moorage and water-based transportation, plus marine retail, tourism, recreation and medium density residential up to four storeys","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Active marine uses such as ship yards, fishing fleet support, float homes, moorage and water-based transportation, plus marine retail, tourism, recreation and medium density residential up to four storeys","quotes":["This zone provides for active marine uses, such as ship yards,"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat Construction and Repair","Boat and Marine Sales, Service and Rental","Canoe and Kayak Rental","Convention Centre","Cruise Ship Terminal","Ferry Terminal","Floats and Wharves","Hotel","Marina","Marine Equipment Sales","Marine Fueling Station","Moorage","Multiple Family Dwelling","Museums","Neighbourhood Pub","Piers and Walkways","Public Markets","Recreational Facility","Research Facility","Restaurant","Retail","Seaplane Terminal","Seafood Sales","Tourist Facility","Water Taxi","Yacht Club"],"quotes":["Boat -- P -- P","Boat and -- P P --","Canoe and P P P --","Convention -- P P --","Cruise ship -- P -- --","Ferry Terminal -- P P P","Floats and P P P P","Hotel -- P -- --","Marina -- P P P","Marine -- P P --","Marine Fueling -- P P P","Moorage -- P P --","Multiple Family -- P P --","Museums -- P P --","Neighbourhood -- P P --","Piers and P P P P","Public Markets -- P -- --","Recreational -- P P --","Research -- P -- --","Restaurant -- P P --","Retail -- P P","Seaplane -- P -- --","Seafood Sales -- P -- --","Tourist Facility -- P P --","Water taxi -- P P --","Yacht Club -- P P --"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Float Homes","Office","Seafood Processing","Single Family Dwelling","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Float -- A -- --","Office -- A A A","Seafood -- A -- --","Single -- A A A","Short-Term -- A A --"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Cannabis Retail Store: 1840 Stewart Avenue (lease PL220, Nanaimo District)"],"quotes":["Cannabis Retail -- SS -- --","1840 Stewart","LEASE PL220 HELD BY THE PROVINCE FOR PUBLIC"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m²","quotes":["W2 900m2 30m 30m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["W2 900m2 30m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["W2 50% 11m Where at least 60% of the required parking area is"]},"max_density":{"value":"1.00 base; +0.25 where at least 50% of the required parking is underground; +0.25 for continuous tourist accommodation, tourist facilities or public markets (at least 10% of total floor area) with another permitted use; +0.15 where dedicated public access to the waterfront is provided","quotes":["W2 1.00 Additional density shall be permitted as follows:","+0.25 where at least 50% of the required parking is underground.","+0.25 for development which possess continuous tourist","least 10% of the total floor area with at least one other permitted use.","+0.15 where dedicated public access to the waterfront is provided."]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m (an additional 3 m where at least 60% of the required parking area is below or beneath a building)","quotes":["W2 50% 11m Where at least 60% of the required parking area is","located below or beneath a building, an additional 3m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["W2 4.5m 3m in width 4m 10m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 m (no rear setback for a restaurant or neighbourhood pub extending no more than 50% of the lot width)","quotes":["W2 4.5m 3m in width 4m 10m","Except where a restaurant or neighbourhood","pub extends no more than 50% of the width of"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m on one side and 6 m on the other","quotes":["W2 4.5m 3m in width 4m 10m","for one side","yard and 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["W2 4.5m 3m in width 4m 10m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 30 m","Each retail store is limited to 500 m² Gross Floor Area","Float homes only in a marina, on no more than 50% of its moorage space, and no taller than 8.25 m above the water"],"quotes":["W2 900m2 30m 30m","The Gross Floor Area of each retail store shall not exceed 500m2.","within the W2 zone provided not more than 50% of the moorage","space of the marina on which the float home is located is","float home shall not exceed 8.25m as measured from the surface"]}},"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=125","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/w2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/w2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/w2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}