---
title: "LD-1 zone in Nakusp: Lakeshore Development"
place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nakusp
zone: LD-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/ld-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/ld-1.json"
---

# LD-1 zone in Nakusp: Lakeshore Development

Higher density residential and complementary commercial development along the waterfront.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Higher density residential and complementary commercial development along the waterfront.
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Dwelling; Eating Establishment; Hotel; Multiple-Unit Residential; Apartment; Pub; Retail Sales; Duplexes
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Dwelling Unit pursuant to Section 6.12.8; Short-Term Rental pursuant to Section 6.12.8; Accessory Dwelling Unit, Attached; Accessory Dwelling Unit, Detached
- **Minimum lot area:** 669 m² (multiple-unit residential); 900 m² (all other uses)
- **Minimum lot width:** 20 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% for multiple-unit residential, hotel, apartment, and a single detached dwelling with a detached accessory dwelling; 50% for all other uses
- **Maximum density:** 60 dwelling units per hectare for multiple-unit residential
- **Maximum height:** 12.0 m (hotel, multiple-unit residential); 10.0 m (principal building)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 7.3 m
- **Front setback:** 4.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex); 1.5 m (multi-unit residential, hotel, apartment, eating establishment, pub, retail stores)
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex); 3.0 m (multi-unit residential, hotel, apartment); 4.5 m (eating establishment, pub, retail stores)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex; eating establishment, pub, retail stores); 3.0 m (multi-unit residential, hotel, apartment)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m (single detached dwelling, duplex, multi-unit residential, hotel, apartment); 1.5 m (eating establishment, pub, retail stores)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 4.5 m, rear 1.0 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 1.5 m (any building other than one containing an allowable primary use)
- **Other rules:** Dwelling units allowed as accessory to an eating establishment, pub, office or retail sales, above, behind or below the principal use, with a separate access, at most 50% of its street-level floor area, and at least 55 m²; 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; Short-term rental in a single detached dwelling: maximum 90 days per calendar year, if otherwise occupied long-term

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024), s. 6.12](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437#page=79) (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/ld-1/_