{"title":"P-5 zone in New Westminster: Residential Care Districts (Medium Rise)","code":"P-5","slug":"p-5","name":"Residential Care Districts (Medium Rise)","group":"Public","section":"650","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow medium-rise residential care facilities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow medium-rise residential care facilities.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow medium-rise residential care facilities."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Community care facilities","Continuing care","Housing units not exceeding 700 square feet (65.03 square metres) in area","Private hospitals","Parks and playgrounds"],"quotes":["Community care facilities","Continuing care","Housing units not exceeding 700 square feet (65.03 square metres) in area","Private hospitals","Parks and playgrounds"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses","Accessory buildings and uses provided that all accessory buildings,"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the site area (all principal buildings in total)","quotes":["All principal buildings in total shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.0, with an increase of up to 0.3 for underground parking","quotes":["The floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of 1.0 provided that where any Off-Street","parking spaces are installed in or beneath the building or in an underground structure","but the added floor space ratio shall not exceed 0.3."]},"max_height":{"value":"45 feet (13.72 metres) above datum and four storeys","quotes":["The height of a building above datum shall not exceed 45 feet (13.72 metres) nor four","storeys."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"One storey and 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor of a building","quotes":["shall not exceed one storey nor a height of 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side plus 20% of the building height over 30 feet (9.14 metres)","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided on each side of the site of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres) in","width plus twenty percent (20%) of the height of the building over 30 feet (9.14 metres),"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres) where bounded by a street","quotes":["except where a side yard is bounded by a street in which case the side yard shall be not less","than 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front yard not permitted; at least 5 feet (1.52 metres) from rear or side site line; at least 10 feet (3.05 metres) from a habitable room window; at least 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of a site at a street and lane intersection","quotes":["shall not be located in the required front yard;","shall not be located closer than 5 feet (1.52 metres) from the rear or side site line;","shall not be located closer than 10 feet (3.05 metres) from a window of a habitable","shall not be located closer than a distance of 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of"]},"other":{"value":["Accessory buildings may cover no more than 10% of the site area"],"quotes":["shall not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the site area;"]}},"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=403","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/p-5/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-5.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-5.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}