---
title: "LDR zone in Duncan: Low Density Residential"
place: Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/duncan
zone: LDR
bylaw: City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/ldr/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/zoning/ldr.json"
---

# LDR zone in Duncan: Low Density Residential

Allows up to four dwelling units on a parcel in a variety of building forms, including secondary suites, single-unit, two-unit, rowhouse and multi-unit dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allows up to four dwelling units on a parcel in a variety of building forms, including secondary suites, single-unit, two-unit, rowhouse and multi-unit dwellings.
- **Main uses:** Dwelling, Multi-Unit; Dwelling, Multi-Unit Rowhouse; Dwelling, Single-Unit; Dwelling, Two-Unit
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home-Based Business; Residential Daycare; Secondary Suite, Attached; Secondary Suite, Detached; Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 600 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 15 m (minimum parcel frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 4 dwelling units per parcel
- **Maximum height:** 11 m (3 habitable storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 5 m for buildings without a detached secondary suite on the second storey; 7.5 m for buildings with a detached secondary suite on the second storey
- **Front setback:** 3 m
- **Rear setback:** 4 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 6 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3 m
- **Other rules:** Garage setback: 6 m where the garage door faces a highway; Where the parcel abuts a dedicated lane for vehicle access, driveway access must be from the lane only; Maximum one attached or one detached secondary suite per primary dwelling unit; Maximum gross floor area of a secondary suite is 90 m²

## Source

- [City of Duncan Zoning Bylaw No. 3166, 2017 (with amendments to August 24, 2026), s. 4.1](https://duncan.civicweb.net/document/175322/#page=26) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Duncan: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/duncan/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/duncan/zoning/ldr/_