{"title":"I2 zone in Nelson: Institutional (Neighbourhood) Zone","code":"I2","slug":"i2","name":"Institutional (Neighbourhood) Zone","group":"Public","section":"14.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Institutional and mixed-use development while limiting building height to stay compatible with nearby residential uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Institutional and mixed-use development while limiting building height to stay compatible with nearby residential uses.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for institutional and mixed-use","development while limiting building height to ensure compatibility with"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Art Gallery and Museum","Care Services","Early Childhood Development Centre","Extended Medical Treatment Services","Hospital","Market","Mobile Vendor","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Participant Recreation Services, Outdoor","Public Administration","Public Assembly","School","Social Services Centre"],"quotes":["a. Art Gallery and Museum","b. Care Services","c. Early Childhood Development Centre","d. Extended Medical Treatment Services","e. Hospital","f. Market","g. Mobile Vendor","h. Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","i. Participant Recreation Services, Outdoor","j. Public Administration","k. Public Assembly","l. School","m. Social Services Centre"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Multi-Unit Residential"],"note":"Only when one or more permitted uses are present on the lot; electric railway, community garden or public park under 1,000 m², market, mobile vendor, public trail and public utility do not count.","quotes":["a. Multi-Unit Residential","use: electric railway, a community garden or public park less than 1,000 sq."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"276 m²","quotes":["7. The minimum lot area shall be 276 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Not less than one-tenth of the perimeter of the lot","quotes":["6. The minimum lot width shall be not less than one-tenth of the perimeter of"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80%; if coverage is below 80%, at least 20% of the lot must be permeable surface","quotes":["8. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 80%.","a. If lot coverage is below 80%, the minimum coverage of permeable","surfaces on a lot shall be 20%."]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m and no more than 3 storeys if in Lower Uphill (as identified in the Official Community Plan); otherwise 13.5 m and no more than 4 storeys","quotes":["Uphill, as identified in the Official","11 m and no more than 3 storeys","Principal Building in all other cases 13.5 m and no more than 4 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Front lot line 3m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear lot line 3m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Interior side lot line 3m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 3m"]}},"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=121","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/i2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/i2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/i2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}