{"title":"HC1 zone in Nelson: Highway Commercial Zone","code":"HC1","slug":"hc1","name":"Highway Commercial Zone","group":"Commercial","section":"12.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial uses along the provincial highway corridor that serve the day-to-day needs of commuters and residents of adjacent neighbourhoods.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial uses along the provincial highway corridor that serve the day-to-day needs of commuters and residents of adjacent neighbourhoods.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for commercial uses along the provincial","highway corridor which cater to the day-to-day needs of commuters and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Daycare","Care Services","Car Wash","Contractor Services, Limited","Custom Indoor Manufacturing","Financial Services","Funeral Home","Health Services","Mechanical Repair, Service and Sales","Mobile Vendor","Neighbourhood Pub","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal Service Establishment","Restaurant","Retail (Minor)","Service Station","Tourist Accommodation","Veterinary Clinic"],"quotes":["a. Animal Daycare","b. Care Services","c. Car Wash","d. Contractor Services, Limited","e. Custom Indoor Manufacturing","f. Financial Services","g. Funeral Home","h. Health Services","i. Mechanical Repair, Service and Sales","j. Mobile Vendor","k. Neighbourhood Pub","l. Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","m. Personal Service Establishment","n. Restaurant","o. Retail (Minor)","p. Service Station","q. Tourist Accommodation","r. Veterinary Clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling units (exclusively non-market affordable housing, or combined with a non-residential use)"],"note":"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.","quotes":["4. Dwelling units are permitted in either of the following cases:","a. When used exclusively for non-market affordable housing, or","b. When combined with a non-residential permitted use, provided that the","ii. a minimum of 50% of the gross floor area at street level is used for"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["10. The minimum lot area shall be 1,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Not less than one-tenth of the perimeter of the lot","quotes":["9. The minimum lot width shall be not less than one-tenth of the perimeter of"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["11. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 60%."]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m and no more than 3 storeys if in Lower Uphill (as identified in the Official Community Plan); otherwise 14 m and no more than 4 storeys","quotes":["Lower Uphill, as identified in the","11 m and no more than 3 storeys","Principal Building in all other cases 14 m and no more than 4 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Front lot line 1.5 m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0 m, but 1.5 m if the lot is not served by a constructed rear lane","quotes":["Rear lot line","0 m, but 1.5 m if the lot is not served by a"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m; 1.5 m for one interior side if the lot has no constructed rear lane; 3 m next to residential zoning if one storey; 4.5 m next to residential zoning if two or more storeys","quotes":["Interior side lot line 0m","constructed rear lane, one interior side setback","1.5 m","residential zoning, and the building is one","3m","residential zoning, and the building is two or","4.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 4.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["At least 10% of the lot must be permeable surface.","Exterior, unenclosed storage of goods or materials is not permitted.","Service station pumps or pump islands must follow the Fire Services Act and BC Fire Code."],"quotes":["12. The minimum coverage of permeable surfaces on a lot shall be 10%.","6. Exterior, unenclosed storage of goods or materials is not permitted.","15. Despite any other provisions, service station pumps or pump islands shall be","located in accordance with the Fire Services Act and BC Fire Code."]}},"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=106","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/hc1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/hc1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/hc1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}