Nanaimo Zoning Map: What Can Your Lot Hold?

An interactive map of Nanaimo lots, coloured by the residential unit capacity allowed by Zoning Bylaw 4500.

Click a lot to see its zone, unit result, floor area ratio, unit-affecting conditions and a link to the full bylaw-cited report where ZoneScout covers the zone.

What the colours mean

Where these numbers come from

Parcel geometry and area come from ParcelMap BC. Civic addresses, zoning, servicing, Transit-Oriented Areas and planning overlays come from City of Nanaimo records. Counts use the same Nanaimo zone table and rule modules as the full report.

Every figure on this map is a starting point, not a permit. Actual capacity for a given site depends on lot dimensions, corner and lane conditions, easements, and form of development. Run the address for the cited, per-lot answer.

Common questions

How many units does R5 zoning allow in Nanaimo?

R5 allows four units on a lot of at least 280 m² and three units on a smaller lot, unless mapped water or sewer availability limits the result to two.

Do Nanaimo Transit-Oriented Areas change the unit count?

No. The published Transit-Oriented Area tiers set provincial minimum height and floor area ratio for rezoning; they do not change the current-zone unit count.

Why are some Nanaimo lots grey?

Grey covers zones without a standard unit maximum, rates that apply across a whole park, non-residential zones and parcels without a reportable civic address.

Nanaimo zoning, in detail

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