Nelson, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07
In short
Development of the city's downtown.
Zone rules
Purpose
Development of the city's downtown.
Main uses
Animal Daycare
Art Gallery or Museum
Broadcasting Studios
Care Services
Car Wash
Commercial School
Craft Brewery/Distillery
Custom Indoor Manufacturing
Dental Services
Early Childhood Development Centre
Entertainment Facility
Financial Services
Funeral Home
Health Services
Liquor Primary Establishment
Market
Mechanical Repair and Service
Mobile Vendor
Neighbourhood Pub
Parking Lot
Participant Recreation Services, Indoor
Personal Service Establishment
Printing and Publishing Establishment
Professional and Business Offices
Public Administration
Public Assembly
Restaurant
Retail (Minor)
Shopping Centre (Minor)
Social Services Centre
Tourist Accommodation
Veterinary Clinic
Also allowed (secondary uses)
Dwelling units (combined with a non-residential use, or exclusively non-market affordable housing)
Cannabis Retail Store
Combined dwelling units must be in the same building, above or behind (or below an at-grade) non-residential use, with at least 50% of street-level floor area non-residential; affordable housing must not front Baker, Hall, Vernon or Victoria Street.
Minimum lot area
278 m²
Minimum lot width
7.6 m
Maximum height
17 m and no more than 5 storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings
4.5 m
Front setback
0 m
Rear setback
0 m, but 1 m if the lot is not served by a constructed rear lane
Interior side setback
0 m; 3 m for one interior side if the lot has no constructed rear lane; 3 m next to a lot with residential zoning
Street side setback
0 m
Other rules
Principal building must have at least two storeys.
Exterior, unenclosed storage of goods or materials is not permitted.
Existing standalone residential buildings from before August 1st, 1987 may be extended or altered and may add dwelling units.
Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.