{"title":"NR-1 zone in New Westminster: Neighbourhood Single Detached Residential District","code":"NR-1","slug":"nr-1","name":"Neighbourhood Single Detached Residential District","group":"Residential","section":"320","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached dwellings, secondary suites, and laneway or carriage houses in the West End, Kelvin and Connaught neighbourhoods.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached dwellings, secondary suites, and laneway or carriage houses in the West End, Kelvin and Connaught neighbourhoods.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow single detached dwellings, secondary","suites, and laneway or carriage houses in the West End, Kelvin and Connaught"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Detached Dwellings","Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from foster care","Public utilities","Women’s transition houses"],"quotes":["Single detached dwellings;","Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from","Public utilities;","Women’s transition houses;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Uses accessory to any permitted principal use","Detached accessory dwelling units","Home based business","Secondary suites","Keeping of up to two lodgers or boarders or four foster children in a dwelling unit, or up to eight child care children on a site"],"quotes":["Uses accessory to any permitted principal uses;","Detached accessory dwelling units;","Home based business;","Secondary suites;","Keeping of not more than two lodgers or boarders or four","foster children in a dwelling unit or more than eight child care"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"557.40 m² (6,000 square feet)","quotes":["A site shall be not less than 557.40 square metres (6,000 square feet) in area"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of not less than 10% of the site perimeter","quotes":["and shall have a frontage of not less than ten percent (10%) of its perimeter."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35% (principal building); if two habitable levels above grade, the upper level floor area is limited to 80% of the lower level","quotes":["A principal building shall not cover more than thirty five","percent (35%) of the site area.","upper habitable level floor area is limited to eighty percent","(80%) of the lower level or floorplate."]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per site, plus a secondary suite and one detached accessory dwelling unit. Buildings approved on or after January 1, 1997: floor space ratio up to 0.5, with floors above a basement, cellar or slab not over 0.4. Buildings approved before 1997: 0.4 above a basement, slab or crawl space, with total floor space ratio up to 0.75, 0.65, 0.60 or 0.50 depending on average basement height above grade","quotes":["One principal dwelling unit is permitted per site.","In addition to the principal dwelling unit and a secondary suite, one detached","Principal buildings approved for construction on or after January 1, 1997 shall","Principal buildings approved for construction before January 1, 1997 shall not","not exceed a floor space ratio of 0.5 provided that the floor space ratio of all","of 0.4.","exceed a floor space ratio of 0.4 above a basement, slab or crawl space level.","0.75 Floor Area Ratio","0.65 Floor Area Ratio","0.60 Floor Area Ratio","0.50 Floor Area Ratio"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet), or 8.84 m (29 feet) for a principal building meeting Energy Step Code Step 5 or a Passive House; 6.09 m (20 feet) for flat or mansard roofs; peak height 10.67 m (35 ft) from height datum","quotes":["7.62 metres (25 feet), or 8.84 metres (29 feet) for a principal","Passive House. 6.09 metres (20 feet) for Flat or Mansard","10.67 metres (35 ft.) from height datum."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Detached accessory dwelling unit building: 7 m (22.97 feet) from the base height plane. Other detached accessory buildings: one storey, 4.57 m (15 feet) for a peaked roof, 3.6 m (12 feet) for a roof pitch of 4:12 or less","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 7 metres (22.97 feet) as measured from the","height of 4.57 metres (15 feet), or","the roof shall exceed a height of 3.6 metres (12 feet);"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.79 m (19 feet), 20% of the depth of the site, or the average front setback of existing principal buildings on either side, whichever is less","quotes":["5.79 metres (19 feet), twenty percent (20%) of the depth of","the site, or the average depth of the front setback of existing","whichever is less."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet) or 20% of the depth of the site, whichever is less","quotes":["7.62 metres (25 feet) or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.22 m (4 ft) minimum; combined side setbacks at least 25% of the frontage of the site","quotes":["1.22 metres (4 ft.)","Twenty five percent (25%) of the frontage of the site."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings without a dwelling unit: not in the required front yard; 1.52 m (5 feet) from any rear or side site line bounded by a street; swimming pools 1.52 m (5 feet) from side and rear site lines; 4.57 m (15 feet) from the corner at a street and lane; garage or carport 6.71 m (22 feet) less lane width from the lane","quotes":["shall not be located in the required front yard;","shall not be less than 1.52 metres (5 feet) from any rear or side site line","shall not be less than 1.52 metres (5 feet) from side and rear","shall not be less than 4.57 metres (15 feet) from the corner of the site at","closer to a lane than 6.71 metres (22 feet), less the width of such lane;"]},"other":{"value":["Detached accessory area is limited to 10% of the site area","A detached accessory dwelling unit building may not exceed 89 m² (958 square feet) of detached accessory area","Floor space ratio above a basement may be increased by 0.01, 0.03 or 0.05 for Energy Step Code Step 3, 4 or 5 (or Passive House)","No part of a basement, cellar or crawl space may extend beyond the perimeter of the floor above"],"quotes":["The maximum permitted detached accessory area is ten percent (10%) of the","shall not exceed a detached accessory area of 89 square metres (958","(a) 0.01 if the building meets Step 3 of the Energy Step Code;","(b) 0.03 if the building meets Step 4 of the Energy Step Code;","(c) 0.05 if the building meets Step 5 of the Energy Step Code, or is a","No portion of a basement, cellar or crawl space shall extend beyond the"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City publishes the complete bylaw as a single PDF, consolidated as of June 8, 2026; it also publishes each part separately. The saved text includes the list of amendments and appendices."},"source_url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf#page=138","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/nr-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/nr-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/nr-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}