{"title":"MU4 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential (Railtown) Zone","code":"MU4","slug":"mu4","name":"Mixed-Use Residential (Railtown) Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"11.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Residential development with commercial uses in the Railtown neighbourhood.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Residential development with commercial uses in the Railtown neighbourhood.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for residential development with","commercial uses in the Railtown neighbourhood. This zone is compatible with"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Art Gallery & Museum","Building Supply","Cannabis Micro-Processing","Care Services","Contractor Services, Limited","Craft Brewery/Distillery","Custom Indoor Manufacturing (only if at-grade, up to 500 m² gross floor area per business)","Dental Services","Early Childhood Development Centre","Entertainment Facility","Financial Services","Health Services","Indoor Urban Agriculture","Live/Work","Market","Mechanical Repair and Service","Mobile Vendor","Multi-Unit Residential (when combined with a non-residential use)","Neighbourhood Pub","Parking Lot","Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","Personal Service Establishment","Printing and Publishing Establishment","Professional and Business Offices","Public Administration","Restaurant","Retail (Minor)","Social Services Centre","Veterinary Clinic"],"note":"Commercial uses are only permitted in combination with dwelling units.","quotes":["a. Art Gallery & Museum","b. Building Supply","c. Cannabis Micro-Processing","d. Care Services","e. Contractor Services, Limited","f. Craft Brewery/Distillery","g. Custom Indoor Manufacturing, only if at-grade and limited in size to a","maximum gross floor area of 500 sq. m. per business","h. Dental Services","i. Early Childhood Development Centre","j. Entertainment Facility","k. Financial Services","l. Health Services","m. Indoor Urban Agriculture","n. Live/Work","o. Market","p. Mechanical Repair and Service","q. Mobile Vendor","r. Multi-Unit Residential (when combined with a non-residential use)","s. Neighbourhood Pub","t. Parking Lot","u. Participant Recreation Services, Indoor","v. Personal Service Establishment","w. Printing and Publishing Establishment","x. Professional and Business Offices","y. Public Administration","z. Restaurant","aa. Retail (Minor)","ab. Social Services Centre","ac. Veterinary Clinic"]},"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":["Tourist Accommodation at 45 Government Road (Lot A, Plan EPP102571, District Lot 95 2627, Kootenay Land District), only when combined with Multi-Unit Residential"],"quotes":["6. The following uses are permitted only on the following lots, only when","Tourist Accommodation 45 Government Road","LOT A, PLAN EPP102571, DISTRICT LOT 95 2627,"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000 m²","quotes":["15. The minimum lot area shall be 1,000 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m","quotes":["14. The minimum lot width shall be 30 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"80%","quotes":["16. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 80%."]},"max_height":{"value":"20 m and no more than 6 storeys","quotes":["Principal Building 20 m and no more than 6 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":["Principal building must have at least two storeys and a minimum height of 8 m.","At most 50% of the street-level floor area of a building may be used for off-street parking.","A Parking Lot needs a development permit and extensive landscaping and drainage facilities.","At least 10% of the lot must be permeable surface."],"quotes":["19. The principal building on any lot shall have a minimum of two storeys and a","minimum height of 8 m.","7. A maximum of 50% of the gross floor area of a building at street level may be","used for off-street parking.","9. Any Parking Lot shall be subject to a development permit and include","17. The minimum coverage of permeable surfaces on a lot shall be 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=90","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/mu4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}