{"title":"W3 zone in Nanaimo: Newcastle Waterfront","code":"W3","slug":"w3","name":"Newcastle Waterfront","group":"Commercial","section":"Part 15","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of marinas and marine related uses, commercial, recreational, open space and low to medium density residential","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of marinas and marine related uses, commercial, recreational, open space and low to medium density residential","quotes":["This zone provides for a mix of uses, including marinas and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Boat and Marine Sales, Service and Rental","Canoe and Kayak Rental","Convention Centre","Ferry Terminal","Floats and Wharves","Marina","Marine Equipment Sales","Marine Fueling Station","Moorage","Multiple Family Dwelling","Museums","Neighbourhood Pub","Piers and Walkways","Recreational Facility","Restaurant","Retail","Tourist Facility","Water Taxi","Yacht Club"],"quotes":["Boat and -- P P --","Canoe and P P P --","Convention -- P P --","Ferry Terminal -- P P P","Floats and P P P 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","Recreational -- P P --","Restaurant -- P P --","Retail -- P P","Tourist Facility -- P P --","Water taxi -- P P --","Yacht Club -- P P --"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Office","Single Family Dwelling","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Office -- A A A","Single -- A A A","Short-Term -- A A --"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"900 m²","quotes":["W3 900m2 20m 30m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["W3 900m2 20m 30m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["W3 40% 9m N/A"]},"max_density":{"value":"0.25 base; +0.15 where a minimum 3 m wide dedicated public access to the waterfront is provided","quotes":["W3 0.25 +0.15, where a minimum of 3m wide dedicated public access to the"]},"max_height":{"value":"9 m","quotes":["W3 40% 9m N/A"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["W3 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":["W3 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":["W3 4.5m 3m in width 4m 10m","for one side","yard and 6m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4 m","quotes":["W3 4.5m 3m in width 4m 10m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum lot depth 20 m","Canoe and kayak rental buildings are limited to 70 m² Gross Floor Area","Each retail store is limited to 500 m² Gross Floor Area"],"quotes":["W3 900m2 20m 30m","shall not exceed 70m2.","The Gross Floor Area of each retail store shall not exceed 500m2."]}},"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/w3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/w3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/w3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}