---
title: "C-5 zone in Nakusp: Neighbourhood Mixed Use"
place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nakusp
zone: C-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in Nakusp: Neighbourhood Mixed Use

A mixture of uses to create housing and support economic development.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A mixture of uses to create housing and support economic development.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Duplex; Eating Establishment; Medical Clinic; Multiple-Unit Residential; Office; Personal Service Establishment; Pub; Retail Sales; Single Detached Dwelling; Outdoor Storage pursuant to 6.11.9(c) (Medical clinic, office, personal service establishment, pub and retail sales are not allowed on parcels fronting Provincial Highway 23.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Dwelling, Detached; Accessory Dwelling, Attached; Bed and Breakfast; Home Occupation; Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 554 m² (single detached dwelling); 700 m² (two unit and semi-detached dwelling); 801 m² (townhouse); 1,000 m² (apartment)
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (single detached dwelling, two-unit, townhouse, apartment); 10 m (all other uses)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for single detached dwellings; 60% for single detached dwellings including a detached accessory dwelling; 60% for all other permitted uses
- **Maximum density:** One principal building per parcel. Either one single detached dwelling plus one attached or detached accessory dwelling; one duplex plus one attached accessory dwelling per principal dwelling unit; one multiple-unit residential development plus one attached accessory dwelling per primary dwelling unit; or one apartment building development
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (apartment, multiple-unit residential); 10.0 m (all other principal buildings)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m (accessory dwellings and all other accessory buildings and structures)
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex); 1.5 m (townhouse, multiple-unit residential, apartment); 7.5 m (commercial uses)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex); 4.5 m (townhouse, multiple-unit residential); 6.0 m (apartment); 3.0 m (commercial uses)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex; 0 m where a common wall of a duplex is the parcel line); 3.0 m (townhouse, multiple-unit residential, apartment, commercial uses)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (residential and commercial uses); 6.0 m for commercial exterior lines abutting residential (R) zones
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** Noxious uses (smoke, noise, vibration, dirt or odour) and offensive trades are not permitted; Medical clinic, office, personal service establishment, pub and retail sales cannot be on a parcel fronting Provincial Highway 23; One short-term rental unit per parcel, in an accessory dwelling of a single detached dwelling, or in a duplex or multiple-unit residential development; A storage parcel for the collective use of neighbourhood residents is permitted

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), s. 6.11](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=74) (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-5/_