{"title":"R7 zone in Nanaimo: Row House Residential","code":"R7","slug":"r7","name":"Row House Residential","group":"Residential","section":"Part 7","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Street-oriented, attached, medium-density row house dwelling units.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Street-oriented, attached, medium-density row house dwelling units.","quotes":["This zone provides for street oriented, attached, medium-density row house"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiple Family Dwelling","Row House"],"note":"Multiple family dwelling is only permitted where the lot area is 1,500 m² or greater.","quotes":["R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15","Multiple -- -- -- -- P P P P P P -- -- P P","Row -- -- -- -- -- -- P -- -- -- -- -- -- --","zone, multiple","family dwelling","shall only be","1,500m2 or"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding & Lodging","Daycare","Home Based Business","Secondary Suite","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R14 R15","Boarding & A A A A A A A A A A -- -- A A","Daycare A A A A A A A A A A A A A A","Home Based A A A A A A A A A A -- A A A","Secondary A A A A A A A A A A -- -- A A","Short-Term A A A A A A A A A A A A A A"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Row house lot: 150 m² (side lot line abuts an R7 lot on both sides), 200 m² (abuts an R7 lot on one side, no flanking side), 250 m² (corner lot); multiple family dwelling lot: 1,500 m²","quotes":["150m2 5.5m 27m","200m2 7.5m 27m","250m2 10m 27m","R7 – Multiple Family Dwelling Lot 1,500m2 15m 27m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Row house lot: 5.5 m (abuts an R7 lot on both sides), 7.5 m (one side), 10 m (corner lot); multiple family dwelling lot: 15 m","quotes":["150m2 5.5m 27m","200m2 7.5m 27m","250m2 10m 27m","R7 – Multiple Family Dwelling Lot 1,500m2 15m 27m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Row house lot: 70%; multiple family dwelling lot: 50%","quotes":["R7 – Row 70% 9m 10.5m N/A","R7 – Multiple 50% 9m 10.5m N/A"]},"max_density":{"value":"Row house lot: one dwelling unit per lot. Multiple family dwelling lot: Floor Area Ratio up to 0.70, plus 0.1 for Schedule D Tier 1 or 0.25 for Tier 2","quotes":["One dwelling unit per lot.","The Floor Area Ratio shall not","exceed 0.70.","allowable Floor Area Ratio may be increased by an additional 0.1.","allowable Floor Area Ratio may be increased by an additional 0.25."]},"max_height":{"value":"Row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot: 9 m (flat roof, under 4:12 pitch); 10.5 m (sloped roof, 4:12 pitch or steeper)","quotes":["R7 – Row 70% 9m 10.5m N/A","R7 – Multiple 50% 9m 10.5m N/A","(< than 4:12","Sloped Roof 1 (≥","- Flat Roof 1"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot)","quotes":["R7 – 3.0m 0.0m* 2.5m 3.0m","R7 – 3.0m 1.5m 2.5m 3.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot)","quotes":["R7 – 3.0m 0.0m* 2.5m 3.0m","R7 – 3.0m 1.5m 2.5m 3.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Row house lot: 0 m where the row house abuts another unit, 1.5 m where it does not; multiple family dwelling lot: 1.5 m","quotes":["R7 – 3.0m 0.0m* 2.5m 3.0m","R7 – 3.0m 1.5m 2.5m 3.0m","7.5.5 Notwithstanding Subsection 7.5.1, within the R7 where a row house abuts another unit a","0m minimum and maximum side yard setback is required. Where a row house unit does","not abut another row house unit a 1.5m side yard setback is required."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.5 m (row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot)","quotes":["R7 – 3.0m 0.0m* 2.5m 3.0m","R7 – 3.0m 1.5m 2.5m 3.0m","Zone Front Yard Side Yard Flanking Side Rear Yard"]},"other":{"value":["An extra 2.5 m front and/or flanking side setback applies where a lot abuts a major road and the road widening has not been dedicated"],"quotes":["where a property line abuts a major road, an additional","2.5m front and/or flanking side yard setback is required when the dedication to achieve"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)","url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The bylaw is organised by part (one part per zone family, with shared use and regulation tables), so zone line ranges cover the whole part. CD3 is deleted in the bylaw. Zones R1a and R1b are subzones of R1 (R1 / R1a / R1b)."},"source_url":"https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=66","place":{"path":"ca/bc/nanaimo","name":"Nanaimo","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r7/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r7.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r7.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/index.json"}}