---
title: "MU3 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential (Waterfront) Zone"
place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nelson
zone: MU3
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/mu3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu3.json"
---

# MU3 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential (Waterfront) Zone

Residential development and commercial uses on the waterfront.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential development and commercial uses on the waterfront.
- **Main uses:** 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)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Cannabis Retail Store; Short-Term Rental (Subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%; buildings used only for multi-unit residential may cover at most 50% of the lot
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m if within 30 m of the highwater mark of Kootenay Lake; otherwise 14 m and no more than 4 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 1.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 1.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0 m
- **Street side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 11.4](https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=87) (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/mu3/_