---
title: "C-1 zone in Nakusp: Core Commercial"
place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nakusp
zone: C-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/c-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/c-1.json"
---

# C-1 zone in Nakusp: Core Commercial

Commercial and mixed-use commercial with residential development in the Village's Downtown Core.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Commercial and mixed-use commercial with residential development in the Village's Downtown Core.
- **Main uses:** Cannabis Retail Sales Facility; Civic use; Clubs or Lodge; Eating establishment; Educational facility; Entertainment facility; Financial institution; Funeral home; Hotel; Medical Clinic; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Retail Sales; Pub (Cannabis retail, educational facility, service station and lumber yard uses are limited to specific lots (see site-specific).)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit; Short-Term Rental
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis Retail Sales Facility only on Parcel A (Explanatory Plan 14150I) of Lot 21 DL 397 Kootenay District Plan 494 (PID 012-210-650); Educational Facility only on Lot B, Plan 9379 (311 Broadway St.); Service Station only on specific lots including 301 Broadway St W, 92 Nelson Ave N, and Lots 17 and 18 Block 10 Plan NEP494; Lumber Yard only on specific lots (90 3rd Ave NW, 98 3rd Ave NW, and 117 4th Ave NW)
- **Minimum lot area:** 230 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.5 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 100%
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (hotel); 10.0 m (all other principal buildings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Other rules:** Short-term rental in a dwelling unit for up to 90 days a year if the unit is otherwise occupied long-term; one per parcel; Outdoor storage areas are prohibited unless allowed by site-specific regulations; Dwelling units must be in the same building as a principal use, above, behind or below it, have a separate access, and occupy at most 50% of the principal use's street-level floor area per unit; Single detached dwellings built before the bylaw are treated as conforming

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), s. 6.7](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=62) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nakusp: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/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/nakusp/zoning/c-1/_