New Westminster zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?

New Westminster, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

Short answer

Search your address on the City of New Westminster's CityViews map. Selecting the property gives a Site Development Report that shows its zoning. Then read that zone in Zoning Bylaw 6680. For help, contact the Planning Division at 604-527-4532.

Zoning map

AgriculturalResidentialComprehensive developmentCommercialPublicIndustrial

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of New Westminster's CityViews data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in New Westminster

From Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026). 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. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Agricultural zones

Residential zones

Comprehensive development zones

RS-CD-1 Sandringham Avenue Comprehensive Development Districts
RS-CD-2 Richmond Street Comprehensive Development Districts
RM-CD-1 Keary Street Comprehensive Development Districts
RM-CD-2 Ewen Avenue Comprehensive Development Districts
RM-CD-6 Garfield Transitional Housing Comprehensive Development Districts
RM-CD-5 Victoria Hill Comprehensive Development Districts
C-CD-1 Queensborough Destination Casino Comprehensive Development Districts
C-CD-2 Belmont Street Comprehensive Development Districts
C-CD-3 Columbia Street East Comprehensive Development Districts
P-CD-1 Third Street Comprehensive Development Districts
CD-9 Comprehensive Development District (Kelly Street)
CD-15 Comprehensive Development District (East Eighth Avenue)
CD-16 Comprehensive Development District (E Fry – 402 East Columbia Street)
CD-17 Comprehensive Development District (817 St. Andrews Street)
CD-18 Comprehensive Development District (740 Carnarvon Street)
CD-19 Comprehensive Development District (Trapp Block)
CD-20 Comprehensive Development District (246 Sixth Street)
CD-21 Comprehensive Development District (1130 Ewen Avenue)
CD-22 Comprehensive Development District (820 Thirteenth Street)
CD-23 Comprehensive Development District (Cariboo Street)
CD-24 Comprehensive Development District (Albert Crescent)
CD-25 Comprehensive Development District (303 – 307 Jardine Street)
CD-26 Comprehensive Development District (295 Francis Way)
CD-27 Comprehensive Development District (Westminster Pier)
CD-28 Comprehensive Development District (1932 Eighth Avenue)
CD-29 Comprehensive Development District (1408 Fifth Avenue)
CD-30 Comprehensive Development District (21 – 27 Eighth Avenue)
CD-31 Comprehensive Development District (2230 Eighth Avenue)
CD-32 Comprehensive Development District (215 Brookes Street)
CD-33 Comprehensive Development District (245 Brookes Street)
CD-34 Comprehensive Development District (Ward Street)
CD-35 Comprehensive Development District (Multi Use Civic Facility)
CD-36 Comprehensive Development District (57 Seventh Avenue)
CD-37 Comprehensive Development District (125 Columbia Street)
CD-38 Comprehensive Development District (502 Fifth Avenue)
CD-39 Comprehensive Development District (326 Hospital Street)
CD-40 Comprehensive Development District (26 East Royal Avenue)
CD-41 Comprehensive Development District (1209 and 1211 Fourth Avenue)
CD-42 Comprehensive Development District (41 and 175 Duncan Street)
CD-44 Comprehensive Development District (737 Carnarvon Street)
CD-45 Comprehensive Development District (Sherbrooke Street)
CD-46 Comprehensive Development District (Honour House)
CD-47 Comprehensive Development District (Brow Mews)
CD-48 Comprehensive Development District (Aunt Leah’s)
CD-49 Comprehensive Development District (1308 Ewen Avenue)
CD-50 Comprehensive Development District (350-366 Fenton Street)
CD-51 Comprehensive Development District (260 Salter Street)
CD-52 Comprehensive Development District (Brewery District)
CD-53 Comprehensive Development District (300 Salter Street)
CD-54 Comprehensive Development District (350 Salter Street)
CD-55 Comprehensive Development District (660 Quayside Drive)
CD-56 Comprehensive Development District (57 Sixth Street)
CD-57 Comprehensive Development District (Columbia Street East)
CD-58 Comprehensive Development District (1110 Ewen Ave)
CD-59 Comprehensive Development District (814 Royal Ave)
CD-60 Comprehensive Development District (1000 Quayside Drive)
CD-61 Comprehensive Development Districts (900 Carnarvon Street)
CD-62 Comprehensive Development District (Twelfth Street & Fifth Avenue)
CD-63 Comprehensive Development District (318 and 328 Agnes Street)
CD-64 Comprehensive Development Districts (Mercer High Street)
CD-65 Comprehensive Development Districts (Neighbourhood-Oriented Commercial and Residential Mixed Use)
CD-66 Comprehensive Development District (1209 Hamilton Street)
CD-67 Comprehensive Development District (Braid Street)
CD-68 Comprehensive Development District (260 Twelfth Street)
CD-69 Comprehensive Development Districts (1002 Auckland Street)
CD-70 Comprehensive Development Districts (630 Ewen Avenue)
CD-71 Comprehensive Development District (1102 Salter Street)
CD-72 Comprehensive Development District (618 Carnarvon Street)
CD-73 Comprehensive Development District (43 Hastings Street)
CD-74 Comprehensive Development District (232 Lawrence Street)
CD-75 Comprehensive Development District (823-841 Sixth Street)
CD-76 Comprehensive Development Districts (813 Carnarvon Street)
CD-77 Comprehensive Development District (819 Milton Street)
CD-78 Comprehensive Development District (228 and 232 Sixth Street)
CD-79 Comprehensive Development District (406, 408, 410, and 412 East Columbia Street)
CD-80 Comprehensive Development District (616 and 640 Sixth Street)
CD-81 Comprehensive Development District (229 Eleventh Street)
CD-82 Comprehensive Development District (1084 Tanaka Court)
CD-83 Comprehensive Development District (838 Ewen Avenue)
CD-84 Comprehensive Development District (733 Thirteenth Street)
CD-85 Comprehensive Development District (1005 Ewen Avenue)
CD-86 Comprehensive Development District (1200 Block Eighth Avenue Townhouses)
CD-88 Comprehensive Development District (Twelfth and Dublin Streets)
CD-90 Comprehensive Development District (Royal Columbian Hospital)
CD-91 Comprehensive Development District (719 Colborne Street)
CD-92 Comprehensive Development District (2223 Ninth Avenue)
CD-93 Comprehensive Development District (457 East Columbia Street)
CD-94 Comprehensive Development District (60-68 Sixth Street)
CD-95 Comprehensive Development District (1321 Cariboo Street)
CD-96 Comprehensive Development District (337 & 339 Keary Street)
CD-97 Comprehensive Development District (122 Eighth Avenue)
CD-98 Comprehensive Development District (1032 & 1036 St. Andrews Street)
CD-99 Comprehensive Development District (228 Seventh Street)
CD-100 Comprehensive Development District (102/104 Eighth Avenue & 728 First Street)
CD-101 Comprehensive Development District (808 Royal Avenue)
CD-102 Comprehensive Development District (376 Keary Street)
CD-103 Agnes Street Comprehensive Zoning District
CD-104 Comprehensive Development District (902 First Street)
CD-106 Comprehensive Development District (422 Sixth Street)
CD-107 Comprehensive Development District (909-915 Twelfth Street)
CD-109 Comprehensive Development District (145-209 East Columbia Street)
CD-111 Comprehensive Development District (1923 & 1927 Marine Way)
CD-118 Comprehensive Development District (102-128 East Eighth Avenue & 721 Cumberland Street)

Commercial zones

Public zones

Industrial zones

Key facts

How to find your zone	Open the City's CityViews interactive map and search the property. Selecting the property gives a Site Development Report with its zoning. The Property Information Portal also shows general zoning attributes.Zoning Bylaw, Find a Property's Zoning; Property Inquiry Information, Cityviews Map; Property Inquiry Information, Property Information Portal · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Open CityViews to access the interactive map. This Site Development Report will outline the zoning information for the site General zoning attributes, assessment & taxation information, and a property's legal address and property identification (PID) number can be obtained through the Property Information Portal
Zoning bylaw	Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001, consolidated as of June 8, 2026. The consolidation is not a legal document; certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted.Zoning Bylaw, Adoption and Amendment Information · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 was adopted by Council on September 17, 2001 and is consolidated as of June 8, 2026. This consolidation is not a legal document.
What the zone controls	The types of uses allowed, density (number of units or floor space), building height and the amount of parking. District sections also set setbacks and site coverage; RS-1 limits site coverage to 35%.Zoning Bylaw; Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001, Part 300 One and Two Unit Residential (PDF, as of June 8, 2026), s. 310.13 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording the types of uses which are allowed on a property (e.g. retail stores, libraries, residential units), the allowed density (e.g. number of residential units and/or amount of floor space), building height, and the amount of parking. All principal buildings and structures shall be sized and sited according to the Thirty five percent (35%)
Contact	Planning Division, 604-527-4532, plnpost@newwestcity.ca.Laneway and Carriage Houses, Contact · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording ## Contact Planning Division For questions about the about zoning regulations, guidelines or the Development Permit process. For questions about the about zoning regulations, guidelines or the Development Permit process. Phone: 604-527-4532 Email: plnpost@newwestcity.ca Building Division For information on Building Code and Plumbing Bylaw requirements, and the Building Permit process.
Bylaw	Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001Zoning Bylaw · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 Official wording Zoning Bylaw 6680, 2001 Every property in New Westminster is assigned to a zoning district.

How it works

Every property in New Westminster has a zoning district under Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001, consolidated as of June 8, 2026. The zone controls the types of uses allowed, density (number of units or floor space), building height and the amount of parking. District sections also set setbacks and site coverage; RS-1, for example, limits site coverage to 35%.

Steps

Open the City's CityViews interactive map and search the property.
Select the property to get a Site Development Report, which shows its zoning. The Property Information Portal also shows general zoning attributes.
Open the matching section of the Zoning Bylaw and read your district.
Contact the Planning Division (604-527-4532, plnpost@newwestcity.ca) to confirm what is allowed.

Good to know

The consolidated bylaw is not a legal document. The City says to consult certified copies of the original bylaws.
The City's pages we read do not state a fee for looking up zoning or how long Planning takes to answer.

Official forms and pages

The same question in other places

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

Zoning Bylaw, City of New Westminster (read 2026-11-05)
Property Inquiry Information, City of New Westminster (read 2026-11-05)
Laneway and Carriage Houses, City of New Westminster (read 2026-11-05)
Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001, Part 300 One and Two Unit Residential (PDF, as of June 8, 2026) (read 2026-11-05)

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