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title: "R-3 zone in New Hazelton: Multi-Unit Residential"
place: New Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-hazelton
zone: R-3
bylaw: District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-08
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/r-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/r-3.json"
---

# R-3 zone in New Hazelton: Multi-Unit Residential

Multi-unit residential accommodations located near community amenities and services.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Multi-unit residential accommodations located near community amenities and services.
- **Main uses:** Affordable Housing; Multi-unit Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory Building; Commercial use, subject to Section 4.15.5(a) (Commercial use must be with a multi-unit residential use, at ground level, and limited to a coffee shop or café, convenience store, personal services establishment, office or retail commercial.)
- **Minimum lot area:** 2000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18 m (lot frontage)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum density:** 50 units per ha
- **Maximum height:** 12 m (3.5 storeys)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 10 m
- **Front setback:** 6 m
- **Rear setback:** 6 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6 m
- **Street side setback:** 6 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, exterior side 5 m, interior side 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** Density may be increased by 10 units per ha where 70% or more of required parking is underground or concealed within the building; Maximum 2 accessory buildings per parcel; Accessory buildings go behind the front face of the building, at least 3 m from the principal building

## Source

- [District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026), s. 4.3](https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf#page=23) (read 2026-11-08)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in New Hazelton: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/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/new-hazelton/zoning/r-3/_