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NR-2 zone in New Westminster

Neighbourhood Single Detached Residential District (NR-2). Allow single detached dwellings and secondary suites in the West End, Kelvin and Connaught neighbourhoods (s.321.1).

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165lots in this zone on the map

555 m²median lot size (5,974 ft²)

64–1,806 m²smallest to largest lot

7.62 mmaximum height (25 ft)

The rules

Name	Neighbourhood Single Detached Residential District (NR-2)
Homes allowed	2 (house + secondary suite); no DADU (s.321.2(a))
Floor space ratio	0.5
Floor space notes	Post-1997 buildings: total FSR 0.5, with floors above basement/cellar/slab max 0.4 (Step Code bonus on the 0.4) (s.320.16-320.16.1). Pre-1997 buildings: 0.4 above basement, total 0.40-0.75 by average basement height (s.320.17-320.20). Cellars excluded (s.320.10). Detached accessory dwelling unit (laneway/carriage house): max 89 m2 detached accessory area (plus Step Code increase), 7.0 m high from base height plane, garage max 21 m2 (27.9 m2 if accessible) (s.310.19). Detached accessory area max 10% of site, +5% if traded from house floor area.
Height	7.62 m (25 ft)
Height notes	7.62 m (8.84 m Step 5/Passive House); flat or mansard roof 6.09 m; peak 10.67 m; upper floor max 80% of lower floorplate (s.320.22).
Lot coverage	35%
Coverage notes	Principal building 35%; attached accessory 10%; detached accessory area 10% (s.320.22, 320.25-320.26).
Setbacks	front 5.79 m (19 ft), side 1.22 m (4 ft), rear 7.62 m (25 ft)
Setback notes	Front: least of 5.79 m, 20% of depth or neighbours' average; rear: lesser of 7.62 m or 20% of depth; side 1.22 m with combined sides at least 25% of frontage (s.320.22).
Bonus density	Energy Step Code bonus: +0.01 FSR (Step 3), +0.03 (Step 4), +0.05 (Step 5 or Passive House).
Bylaw sections	s.321.1-321.2 (NR-1 rules apply)

What you can use it for

Single detached dwellingSecondary suiteHome based businessBoarders/lodgers (max 2), foster children (4) or child care (8)Accommodation for youth in foster careWomen's transition housePublic utilities

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)150 lots
4 homes (lots over 280 m²)15 lots

Our estimate per lot under BC's Bills 44 and 47, from lot size, transit distance and the urban boundary.

Example lots in NR-2

No addressed lots in this zone on the map.

Other zones in New Westminster

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Read from New Westminster Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (section consolidations to 2025-05-26, plus adopted amendments Bylaw 8524 (Townhouse Zoning Update) and Bylaw 8578, 2026 (Infill Housing Program, footer-dated 2026-06-08); official consolidation to 2025-11-17 not retrievable) ↗, checked 2026-10-21. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with New Westminster before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.