{"title":"MU1 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential Zone","code":"MU1","slug":"mu1","name":"Mixed-Use Residential Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"11.2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A mix of commercial and residential uses in areas of the city outside of the downtown core.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A mix of commercial and residential uses in areas of the city outside of the downtown core.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for a mix of commercial and residential uses in areas of","the city outside of the downtown core. This zone is compatible with land"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal Daycare","Care Services","Custom Indoor Manufacturing","Dental Services","Financial Services","Health Services","Live/Work","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal Service Establishment","Professional and Business Offices","Restaurant","Retail (Minor)","Veterinary Clinic"],"quotes":["a. Animal Daycare","b. Care Services","c. Custom Indoor Manufacturing","d. Dental Services","e. Financial Services","f. Health Services","g. Live/Work","h. Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","i. Personal Service Establishment","j. Professional and Business Offices","k. Restaurant","l. Retail (Minor)","m. Veterinary Clinic"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Dwelling units","Short-Term Rental"],"note":"Dwelling units only when in the same building as a listed use and with a separate exterior entrance.","quotes":["4. Dwelling units are permitted when combined with one or more of the uses listed in section","a. Short-Term Rental"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["11. The minimum lot area shall be 1,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["10. The minimum lot width shall be 30 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60%","quotes":["12. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 60%."]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m and no more than 3 storeys","quotes":["Principal Building 11 m and no more than 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Accessory Building 4.5 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Front lot line 0m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Rear lot line 4.5 m 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m; 3 m for one interior side if the lot has no constructed rear lane; 1.5 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 setback shall be:","3m","If lot is adjacent to a lot with residential zoning,","1.5 m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 4.5 m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Rear 1.5 m (accessory building)","quotes":["Rear lot line 4.5 m 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Commercial uses must front a street.","Each non-residential use is limited to 150 m² gross floor area, except 2 businesses per lot may have up to 250 m².","Professional and Business Offices, Health Services and Dental Services are limited to 20% of a building's gross floor area.","No exterior, unenclosed storage of goods."],"quotes":["6. Commercial uses shall front a street.","7. All non-residential uses shall be limited in size to a gross floor area of 150","sq. m. each, with the exception that 2 businesses per lot shall be permitted a","maximum of 250 sq. m. gross floor area.","8. Professional and Business Offices, Health Services, and Dental Services are","limited to a maximum of 20% of the gross floor area of any building.","9. No commercial uses shall involve the exterior, unenclosed storage of goods."]}},"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=83","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/mu1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}