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I3 zone in Nelson: Institutional (Medical) Zone

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

In short

Health care and commercial uses on View Street lands across from the Kootenay Lake Hospital.

Zone rules

PurposeHealth care and commercial uses on View Street lands across from the Kootenay Lake Hospital.
Main uses
  • Health Services
  • Restaurant
Also allowed (secondary uses)Health Services accessory use limited to dispensing and retail sales of prescriptions and medications, and other types of health services goods and equipmentLimited to a maximum gross floor area of 75 m².
Minimum lot area3,659 m² (also the maximum lot area)
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum height10 m
Front setback0 m
Rear setback4.5 m
Interior side setback3 m (the side yard is for landscaping only)
Other rules
  • Restaurant is limited to a maximum gross floor area of 50 m².
  • Commercial uses must front the street; no exterior, unenclosed storage of goods.
  • A landscape plan by a registered Landscape Architect or an architect is required for any development.
  • Vegetative screening is required where the lot adjoins a residential zone.

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 14.3 (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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