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C3 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Core (City Hall) Zone

Nelson, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Institutional, commercial and residential uses at City Hall.

Zone rules

PurposeInstitutional, commercial and residential uses at City Hall.
Main uses
  • Art Gallery or Museum
  • Animal Daycare
  • Broadcasting Studios
  • Care Services
  • Commercial School
  • Commercial Storage
  • Contractor Services, General
  • Contractor Services, Limited
  • Craft Brewery/Distillery
  • Custom Indoor Manufacturing
  • Dental Services
  • Early Childhood Development Centre
  • Entertainment Facility
  • Extended Medical Treatment Services
  • Financial Services
  • Health Services
  • Indoor Urban Agriculture
  • Live/Work
  • Market
  • Mobile Vendor
  • Neighbourhood Pub
  • Nursery
  • Parking Lot
  • Participant Recreation Services, Indoor
  • Participant Recreation Services, Outdoor
  • Personal Service Establishment
  • Printing and Publishing Establishment
  • Professional and Business Offices
  • Public Administration
  • Public Assembly
  • Restaurant
  • Retail (Minor)
  • School
  • Social Services Centre
  • Tourist Accommodation
  • Veterinary Clinic
  • Warehouse
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Multi-Unit Residential (when combined with a permitted use)
  • Cannabis Retail Store
Cannabis Retail Store is subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.
Minimum lot area463 m²
Minimum lot width10 m
Maximum lot coverage90%
Maximum height20 m and no more than 6 storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings10 m
Other rules
  • At least 50% of the street-level floor area must be non-residential use.
  • Principal building must have at least two storeys.
  • Off-street parking is relaxed to no more than one space per 170 m² of gross floor area for Public Administration and Art Gallery and Museum.
  • Exterior, unenclosed storage of goods or materials is not permitted.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 12.3 (read 2026-11-07)

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.

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