{"title":"C4 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Core (Railtown) Zone","code":"C4","slug":"c4","name":"Mixed-Use Core (Railtown) Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"12.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Development of the Railtown core area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Development of the Railtown core area.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for the development of the Railtown core"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Art Gallery and Museum","Animal Daycare","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","Live/Work","Market","Mechanical Repair, Service and Sales","Mobile Vendor","Multi-Unit Residential","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)","Social Services Centre","Tourist Accommodation","Veterinary Clinic"],"quotes":["a. Art Gallery and Museum","b. Animal Daycare","c. Broadcasting Studios","d. Care Services","e. Car Wash","f. Commercial School","g. Craft Brewery/Distillery","h. Custom Indoor Manufacturing","i. Dental Services","j. Early Childhood Development Centre","k. Entertainment Facility","l. Financial Services","m. Funeral Home","n. Health Services","o. Liquor Primary Establishment","p. Live/Work","q. Market","r. Mechanical Repair, Service and Sales","s. Mobile Vendor","t. Multi-Unit Residential","u. Neighbourhood Pub","v. Parking Lot","w. Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","x. Personal Service Establishment","y. Printing and Publishing Establishment","z. Professional and Business Offices","aa. Public Administration","ab. Public Assembly","ac. Restaurant","ad. Retail (Minor)","ae. Social Services Centre","af. Tourist Accommodation","ag. Veterinary Clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Cannabis Retail Store"],"note":"Subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.","quotes":["a. Cannabis Retail Store"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Warehouse at 79 Government Road (Parcel B (See 22210I) of Lots 12 to 16 District Lot 95 Kootenay District Plan 904; Lots 7 to 11 District Lot 2627 Kootenay District Plan 904)"],"quotes":["5. The following uses are permitted only on the following lots:","Warehouse 79 Government Road","PARCEL B (SEE 22210I) OF LOTS 12 TO 16 DISTRICT","LOTS 7 TO 11 DISTRICT LOT 2627 KOOTENAY DISTRICT"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"278 m²","quotes":["15. The minimum lot area shall be 278 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["14. The minimum lot width shall be not less than 7.6 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%; if coverage is below 80%, at least 10% of the lot must be permeable surface","quotes":["16. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 90%.","a. If lot coverage is below 80%, the minimum coverage of permeable","surfaces on a lot shall be 10%."]},"max_height":{"value":"20 m and no more than 6 storeys","quotes":["17. The maximum permitted height of a building shall 20 m and no more than 6"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m, but 1.5 m if the lot is not served by a constructed rear lane","quotes":["Front lot line","0 m, but 1.5 m if the lot is not","served by a constructed rear lane"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"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","quotes":["Interior side lot line 0m","If lot is not served by a","constructed rear lane, one","Interior side lot line adjacent to a","3m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 0m"]},"other":{"value":["Principal building must have at least two storeys.","Mechanical Repair, Service, and Sales must be conducted indoors, and vehicles for sale stored indoors.","A maximum of 50% of the street-level floor area of a building may be used for off-street parking.","A Parking Lot needs a development permit and extensive landscaping and drainage facilities."],"quotes":["18. The principal building on any lot shall have a minimum of two storeys.","8. Mechanical Repair, Service, and Sales must be conducted indoors. Storage of","vehicles for sale shall be located indoors.","11. A maximum of 50% of the gross floor area of a building at street level may be","13. Any Parking Lot shall be subject to a development permit and include"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026)","url":"https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":null},"source_url":"https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=103","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nelson","name":"Nelson","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/c4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/c4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/c4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}