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Lot 000-000-116

Nanaimo · PID 000-000-116

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What BC law allows here

Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 4 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).

Lot facts

Address
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City
Nanaimo
PID
000-000-116
Lot size
1,001 m² · 10,775 ft²
Zone
R5 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes R5 rules
Homes guide
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Property tax
$7.31 per $1,000 of assessed value

Zoning rules · R5 · Three and Four Unit Residential Zone

Small-scale multiple family dwellings of up to four units compatible with single-family areas; the City's SSMUH zone applied to about 22,000 former R1/R2/R4 lots in June 2024 (Bylaw 4500.223).

Floor area
No floor-area ratio: size is set by height, setbacks and coverage
Max height
34 ft (10.5 m)
Max building footprint
5,387 ft² (500 m²)
Setbacks
front 3.0 m, side 1.5 m, rear 7.5 m, flanking side 2.5 m
Homes
3 dwelling units; 4 where the lot is 280 m2 or more (s.7.3.1), in at most two principal buildings (s.7.2.1); secondary suites only where no more than two principal units exist (s.7.2.3.1)

City of Nanaimo Zoning Bylaw 2011 No. 4500 (consolidated version dated 2026-03-23; last amendment in table 4500.213 adopted 2026-03-23) · Part 7 (s.7.1-7.6) for R5; s.6.15. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.

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