Municipal multiplex screen · reviewed August 11, 2026

Burnaby multiplex rules: screen the parcel before the project.

Burnaby states that its former single- and two-family zones were collectively rezoned to R1 Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing in July 2024.

← BC multiplex playbook City of Burnaby — Housing Design Library ↗

What the public record says

The City says up to 6 units may be built on eligible lots formerly zoned for single- or two-family housing; exact form still depends on the R1 rules and site.

That is a planning signal, not a project approval. Use the current municipal bylaw and property-specific records before relying on any unit-count scenario.

First parcel check

Read the current R1 zoning rules and use the City’s housing-design material only as a starting point, not a pre-approval.

Record the source, date, zone, and map result in the feasibility file. If the result is unclear, stop before commissioning design or underwriting land value.

What can change the outcome

Entitlement is not buildability.

The City notes that designs in its library may not meet the latest R1 rules. Confirm setbacks, parking, access, servicing, trees, and the permit sequence.

A defensible next step

Use a four-part pre-design file.

Municipality, current zone, map, lot dimensions, and relevant overlays.
The adopted zoning text and the exact source date—not a summary from a listing.
Survey, access, servicing, tree, drainage, and site-condition questions.
Scenario economics that preserve downside assumptions and do not turn density into automatic land value.

Commercial boundary

Parcel & Key's municipal screen is educational decision support. It is not legal, planning, surveying, engineering, code, tax, appraisal, construction-cost, financing, or permit advice.