---
title: "M1 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Commercial-Industrial Zone"
place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nelson
zone: M1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/m1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/m1.json"
---

# M1 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Commercial-Industrial Zone

General light-industrial uses in multiple areas of the city.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** General light-industrial uses in multiple areas of the city.
- **Main uses:** Animal Daycare; Car Wash; Commercial School; Commercial Storage; Contractor Services, General; Contractor Services, Limited; Craft Brewery/Distillery; Custom Indoor Manufacturing; Funeral Home; Industry, Light; Mechanical Repair, Service and Sales; Neighbourhood Pub; Parking Lot; Participant Recreation Services, Indoor; Personal Service Establishment; Printing and Publishing Establishment; Restaurant; Veterinary Clinic; Warehouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** One dwelling unit per lot, in the same building as a permitted use
- **Minimum lot area:** 900 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** Not less than one-tenth of the perimeter of the lot
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum height:** 14 m and no more than 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m; 7.5 m next to a lot with residential zoning
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m; 7.5 m next to a lot with residential zoning
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** At least 10% of the lot must be permeable surface.; At least 60% of the front yard must be landscaped or surfaced with permeable surfaces.; Principal building must have at least two storeys.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 13.1](https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=110) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nelson: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/m1/_