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NR-5 zone in New Westminster

Neighbourhood Single Detached Residential District (Small Lots). Allow single detached dwellings, secondary suites and laneway or carriage houses in the West End, Kelvin and Connaught neighbourhoods on small lots (s.324.1).

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1lots in this zone on the map

513 m²median lot size (5,522 ft²)

513–513 m²smallest to largest lot

7.62 mmaximum height (25 ft)

The rules

Name	Neighbourhood Single Detached Residential District (Small Lots)
Homes allowed	3 (house + suite + DADU); DADU only on lots designated RD or RGO in the OCP (s.324.2(b))
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.324.1-324.2 (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 utilitiesDetached accessory dwelling unit (laneway/carriage house)

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)1 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-5

No addressed lots in this zone on the map.

Other zones in New Westminster

RGO-A RM-4 RGO-B RM-6B RM-2 RM-5A RS-1 RQ-1 RM-6A NR-1 RS-2 RMW-2A RM-2A RT-A RMW-3B RT-3A RT-3 RMW-3 NR-2 RT-2D RS-4 RT-1 RM-1A RM-1 RQ-5 RT-2E RT-2B RM-5 RS-5 RT-2F RT-3B RW-1 RT-B RS-6 RT-2 RM-6

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.