---
title: "MU4 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential (Railtown) Zone"
place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nelson
zone: MU4
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/mu4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/mu4.json"
---

# MU4 zone in Nelson: Mixed-Use Residential (Railtown) Zone

Residential development with commercial uses in the Railtown neighbourhood.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Residential development with commercial uses in the Railtown neighbourhood.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Commercial uses are only permitted in combination with dwelling units.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Cannabis Retail Store; Short-Term Rental (Subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Tourist Accommodation at 45 Government Road (Lot A, Plan EPP102571, District Lot 95 2627, Kootenay Land District), only when combined with Multi-Unit Residential
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 80%
- **Maximum height:** 20 m and no more than 6 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:** 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.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 11.5](https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=90) (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/mu4/_