---
title: "C2 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Core (Downtown Interface) Zone"
place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nelson
zone: C2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/c2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/c2.json"
---

# C2 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Core (Downtown Interface) Zone

Residential and commercial uses next to Herridge Lane or the lane between and parallel to Victoria and Silica Streets.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential and commercial uses next to Herridge Lane or the lane between and parallel to Victoria and Silica Streets.
- **Main uses:** Art Gallery or Museum; Animal Daycare; Care Services; Commercial School; Custom Indoor Manufacturing; Dental Services; Early Childhood Development Centre; Entertainment Facility; Financial Services; Health Services; Live/Work; Market; Mechanical Repair and Service; Mobile Vendor; Multi-Unit Residential; Parking Lot; Participant Recreation Services, Indoor; Personal Service Establishment; Printing and Publishing Establishment; Professional and Business Offices; Public Administration; Restaurant; Retail (Minor); Small-Scale Residential; Social Services Centre; Veterinary Clinic
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 706 Herridge Lane (Lot 20 Block 7 District Lot 95 Kootenay District Plan 9500): minimum gross floor area for dwelling units reduced to 19 m²
- **Minimum lot area:** 270 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 7.6 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum height:** 11 m and no more than 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory building); 5.8 m (laneway house); 6.1 m (above-garage suite)
- **Front setback:** 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m; 1 m if the lot is not served by a constructed rear lane
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 1 m, rear 1 m, side 1 m
- **Other rules:** A lot must contain at least one dwelling unit.; Non-residential uses must front the rear lane and may not front the street.; Residential uses must make up the entire building facade facing Victoria and Silica Streets.; A maximum of 50% of the building footprint may be used for non-residential uses.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 12.2](https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=97) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nelson: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/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/nelson/zoning/c2/_