---
title: "R7 zone in Nanaimo: Row House Residential"
place: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/nanaimo
zone: R7
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/zoning/r7.json"
---

# R7 zone in Nanaimo: Row House Residential

Street-oriented, attached, medium-density row house dwelling units.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Street-oriented, attached, medium-density row house dwelling units.
- **Main uses:** Multiple Family Dwelling; Row House (Multiple family dwelling is only permitted where the lot area is 1,500 m² or greater.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding & Lodging; Daycare; Home Based Business; Secondary Suite; Short-Term Rental
- **Minimum lot area:** 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
- **Minimum lot width:** 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Row house lot: 70%; multiple family dwelling lot: 50%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m (row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot)
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot)
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 2.5 m (row house lot and multiple family dwelling lot)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 4500 (consolidated 2026-MAR-23), s. Part 7](https://www.nanaimo.ca/bylaws/ViewBylaw/4500.pdf#page=66) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Nanaimo: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nanaimo/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/nanaimo/zoning/r7/_