---
title: "C-4 zone in Nakusp: Highway Commercial"
place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nakusp
zone: C-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in Nakusp: Highway Commercial

Highway commercial uses within gateway areas of the community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Highway commercial uses within gateway areas of the community.
- **Main uses:** Automotive Service and Equipment Repair; Cannabis Retail Sales Facility; Campgrounds; Commercial Storage; Eating Establishment; Hotel; Gasoline Service Stations; Laundromat; Motorized Vehicle Sales; Retail Sales; Retail Sales of Agricultural Products and Equipment; Retail Sales of Building Supplies; Staff Housing; Tourist Accommodations
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Recycling Depot only on Lot 1 Plan 61024 (1200 Highway 23 North); Single Detached Dwelling as a primary use on Lot 1, District Lot 398, Kootenay District, Plan 8435; PID 010-917-756 (553 Hwy 6)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,500 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60%
- **Maximum density:** Campground: 1 sleeping unit per 92 m² of parcel area
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (hotel); 10.0 m (all other principal buildings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m
- **Front setback:** 5.0 m (all parcel lines)
- **Rear setback:** 5.0 m (all parcel lines)
- **Interior side setback:** 5.0 m (all parcel lines)
- **Street side setback:** 5.0 m (all parcel lines)
- **Other rules:** Tourist accommodation sleeping units: maximum floor area 100 m²; Dwelling units must be above, behind or below the principal use, have a separate access, occupy at most 50% of the principal use's street-level floor area, and be at least 55 m²; not combined with a hotel unless staff housing; Outdoor storage must be screened by landscaping or solid fence, not exceed 2.1 m in height and be in the rear yard; Single detached dwellings built before the bylaw are treated as conforming

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), s. 6.10](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=71) (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-4/_