{"title":"MU3 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential (Waterfront) Zone","code":"MU3","slug":"mu3","name":"Mixed-Use Residential (Waterfront) Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"11.4","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential development and commercial uses on the waterfront.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential development and commercial uses on the waterfront.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for residential development and"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Care Services","Dental Services (only adjacent to Hall Street and above Retail (Minor))","Financial Services","Health Services (only adjacent to Hall Street and above Retail (Minor))","Live/Work","Multi-Unit Residential","Neighbourhood Pub","Professional and Business Offices (only adjacent to Hall Street and above Retail (Minor))","Restaurant","Retail (Minor) (only adjacent to Hall Street, at-grade, up to 400 m² retail floor area per business)"],"quotes":["a. Care Services","b. Dental Services, permitted only adjacent to Hall Street and only when","c. Financial Services","d. Health Services, permitted only adjacent to Hall Street and only when","e. Live/Work","f. Multi-Unit Residential","g. Neighbourhood Pub","h. Professional and Business Offices, permitted only adjacent to Hall Street","i. Restaurant","j. Retail (Minor), permitted only adjacent to Hall Street when located","at-grade and limited to a maximum retail floor area of 400 sq. m. per"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Cannabis Retail Store","Short-Term Rental"],"note":"Subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.","quotes":["a. Cannabis Retail Store","b. Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["910-920 Lakeside Drive (Lot A, Plan EPP128577, and Lot B, Plan EPP128577): Commercial School, Dental Services, Health Services, Participant Recreation Services, Indoor, Personal Service Establishment, Professional and Business Offices, Retail Store (at-grade, up to 400 m² retail floor area per business), when combined with Multi-Unit Residential; exterior storefront on the floor closest to grade at most 15 m per business","1200 Lakeside Drive (Lot 1, Plan NEP12215, District Lot 95, Chahko Mika Mall): Shopping Centre (Major), when combined with Multi-Unit Residential"],"quotes":["4. The following uses are permitted only on the following lots and only when","grade shall be a maximum of 15 m per","• Commercial School","• Dental Services","• Health Services","• Participant Recreation Services,","• Personal Service Establishment","• Professional and Business Offices","• Retail Store, when located at-grade","retail floor area of 400 sq. m. per","910-920 Lakeside Drive","LOT A, PLAN EPP128577,","LOT B, PLAN EPP128577,","Shopping Centre (Major) 1200 Lakeside Drive","LOT 1, PLAN NEP12215, DISTRICT","CHAHKO MIKA"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["10. The minimum lot area shall be 1,000 sq. m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80%; buildings used only for multi-unit residential may cover at most 50% of the lot","quotes":["11. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 80%.","12. Buildings used exclusively for multi-unit residential shall not cover more than","50% of a lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m if within 30 m of the highwater mark of Kootenay Lake; otherwise 14 m and no more than 4 storeys","quotes":["Principal Building if within 30 m of","10.5 m","the highwater mark of Kootenay Lake","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":"1.5 m","quotes":["Rear lot line 1.5 m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0 m","quotes":["Interior side lot line 0m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 1.5 m"]},"other":{"value":["Residential use must be in the same building as the other use and above or behind the non-residential use.","No exterior, unenclosed storage of goods.","Principal building must have at least two storeys.","At least 10% of the lot must be permeable surface."],"quotes":["9. Where a lot is used for a combination of uses that includes residential, the","b. located above or behind the other non-residential use.","6. No commercial uses shall involve the exterior, unenclosed storage of goods.","15. The principal building on any lot shall have a minimum of two storeys.","13. The minimum coverage of permeable surfaces on a lot is 10%."]}},"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=87","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/mu3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}