---
title: "N1 zone in Nelson: Neighbourhood Mixed-Use Zone"
place: Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nelson
zone: N1
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/n1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/n1.json"
---

# N1 zone in Nelson: Neighbourhood Mixed-Use Zone

Limited residential and small-scale commercial uses that mainly serve the day-to-day needs of the neighbourhood.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Limited residential and small-scale commercial uses that mainly serve the day-to-day needs of the neighbourhood.
- **Main uses:** Custom Indoor Manufacturing; Health Services; Mobile Vendor; Participant Recreation Services, Indoor; Personal Service Establishment; Restaurant; Retail (Minor)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Small-Scale Residential; Live/Work (Only when combined with one of the commercial uses, in the same building (except a laneway house), with a separate exterior entrance.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 463 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum height:** 13.5 m and no more than 4 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m (accessory building); 5.8 m (laneway house); 6.1 m (above-garage suite)
- **Front setback:** 0 m
- **Rear setback:** 4.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 0 m, rear 1.5 m, exterior side 0 m, interior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Commercial uses must be at-grade and front at least one street.; Total commercial use of a lot is limited to 150 m² of gross floor area.; No exterior, unenclosed storage of goods.; The principal building must have at least two storeys.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3652, 2026 (adopted April 14, 2026), s. 11.1](https://nelson.civicweb.net/document/31803/#page=81) (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/n1/_