{"title":"R-5 zone in New Hazelton: Rural Residential","code":"R-5","slug":"r-5","name":"Rural Residential","group":"Rural","section":"4.5","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single Family Residential use with large lots and protected open space.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single Family Residential use with large lots and protected open space.","quotes":["This zone is intended for Single Family Residential use with the provision for large lots and protected open-"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Hobby Farm","Recreational Vehicle Storage","Single Family Residential Use"],"quotes":["Hobby Farm","Recreational Vehicle Storage","Single Family Residential Use"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Building","Animal Breeding and Boarding","Garden Suite","Secondary Suite"],"quotes":["Accessory Building","Animal Breeding and Boarding","Garden Suite","Secondary Suite"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"10,000 m² (Hobby Farm); 4,000 m² (Recreational Vehicle Storage); 1840 m² (Single Family Residential)","quotes":["Hobby Farm 10,000 m2 30 m 36 m","Recreational Vehicle Storage 4,000 m2 30 m 36 m","Single Family Residential 1840 m2 30 m 36 m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m lot width; 36 m lot frontage (all three uses)","quotes":["Hobby Farm 10,000 m2 30 m 36 m","Recreational Vehicle Storage 4,000 m2 30 m 36 m","Single Family Residential 1840 m2 30 m 36 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40%","quotes":["Maximum Lot Coverage 40%"]},"max_density":{"value":"1 dwelling unit each for hobby farm, single family residential and garden suite","quotes":["Maximum Number of Single","Family Dwelling Units"]},"max_height":{"value":"10 m (hobby farm); 10 m (single family residential); 8 m (garden suite)","quotes":["Maximum Height 10 m 10 m 8m 8 m ***"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"8 m","note":"Excludes barns.","quotes":["Maximum Height 10 m 10 m 8m 8 m ***"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 5m 5m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 5m 5m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 5m 5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"5 m","quotes":["Principal Building 7.5 m 7.5 m 5m 5m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 8 m, rear 2 m, exterior side 3 m, interior side 3 m","quotes":["8m 2m 3m 3m"]},"other":{"value":["Minimum unit size 40 m²; garden suite maximum unit size 70 m²","Accessory building maximum height of 8 m excludes barns","Accessory buildings go behind the front face of the building (garages and carports excluded), at least 3 m from the principal building"],"quotes":["Minimum Unit Size 40m2 40 m2 40 m2 ** N/A","The maximum unit size for a Garden Suites is 70 m2.","The maximum accessory building height of 8 m excludes barns.","Accessory buildings and structures, excluding garages and carports, shall be located to the","rear of the front face of the building, not less than 3 meters from any portion of the principal"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of New Hazelton Zoning Bylaw No. 389, 2025, as restated by Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 392, 2026 (adopted September 8, 2026)","url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-08","note":"Bylaw 392 republishes the whole zoning bylaw (Schedule A) with small changes (for example it drops the affordable-housing density bonus in R-3). The original Bylaw 389 is at https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/BL-389-Zoning.pdf."},"source_url":"https://newhazelton.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/BL-392-Zoning-Amendment.pdf#page=26","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-hazelton","name":"New Hazelton","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/r-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/r-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/r-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-hazelton/zoning/index.json"}}