{"title":"R3 zone in Nelson: Multi-Unit Residential (Lower Uphill) Zone","code":"R3","slug":"r3","name":"Multi-Unit Residential (Lower Uphill) Zone","group":"Residential","section":"10.3","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multi-unit residential infill development near the city centre, in the Lower Uphill neighbourhood.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multi-unit residential infill development near the city centre, in the Lower Uphill neighbourhood.","quotes":["1. The purpose of this zone is to allow for multi-unit residential infill","development near the city centre, in the Lower Uphill neighbourhood. This"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Care Services","Multi-Unit Residential","Small-Scale Residential"],"quotes":["a. Care Services","c. Multi-Unit Residential","d. Small-Scale Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Short-Term Rental"],"note":"Subject to the use-specific conditions in Part 4.","quotes":["a. Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Early Childhood Development Centre at Parcel A (See XJ20563) Block 31, District Lot 95, Kootenay District Plan 9500 (804 Stanley Street) and Parcel A (See 11167I) Lot 22, Lot 23, Lot 24, Block 30, District Lot 95, Kootenay District Plan 9500"],"quotes":["b. Early Childhood Development Centre permitted at Parcel A (See XJ20563)","Block 31, District Lot 95, Kootenay District Plan 9500 (804 Stanley Street)","and Parcel A (See 11167I) Lot 22, Lot 23, Lot 24, Block 30, District Lot 95,","Kootenay District Plan 9500"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"278 m²","quotes":["8. The minimum lot area shall be 278 sq. m."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["7. The minimum lot width shall be 7.6 m."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["9. The maximum permitted lot coverage on a lot is 45%."]},"max_density":{"value":"3 dwelling units per lot on lots 278 m² or less; minimum 2 dwelling units per lot on lots over 278 m²","quotes":["6. The maximum permitted density on lots less than or equal to 278 sq. m. is","three dwelling units per lot.","5. The minimum required density on lots greater than 278 sq. m. is two"]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m and no more than 3 storeys","quotes":["Principal Building 11 m and no more than 3 storeys"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 m (accessory building); 5.8 m (laneway house); 6.1 m (above-garage suite)","quotes":["Accessory Building 4.5 m","Laneway House 5.8 m","Above-Garage Suite 6.1 m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Front lot line 3m 1.5 m 3m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["Rear lot line 3m 1m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1 m; 0 m on one interior side where a common party wall exists","quotes":["Exterior and interior side lot line 1m","13. Despite section 12, where a common party wall exists, the minimum required","setback from one interior side lot line shall be reduced to 0 m, provided"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1 m","quotes":["Exterior and interior side lot line 1m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Carport: front 1.5 m, rear 1 m, side 1 m; other accessory building: front 3 m, rear 1 m, side 1 m","quotes":["Front lot line 3m 1.5 m 3m","Rear lot line 3m 1m","Exterior and interior side lot line 1m"]},"other":{"value":["At least 30% of the lot must be permeable surface.","A building containing multi-unit residential can be at most 30 m long along a street."],"quotes":["10. The minimum coverage of permeable surfaces on a lot shall be 30%.","14. The maximum length along a street of a building containing multi-unit","residential shall be 30 m."]}},"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=72","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/r3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/r3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/r3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nelson/zoning/index.json"}}