---
title: "P-7 zone in New Westminster: Corrections Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: P-7
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-7/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-7.json"
---

# P-7 zone in New Westminster: Corrections Districts

Allow correctional facilities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow correctional facilities.
- **Main uses:** Detention homes; Detoxification centres; Drug addiction treatment centres; Housing units as part of an institutional complex; Prisons; Reformatories
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the site area (all principal buildings in total)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0, with increases for underground parking (up to 0.4) and for site coverage under 40%
- **Maximum height:** 50 feet (15.24 metres) or four storeys, whichever is less
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** One storey and 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor of a building
- **Front setback:** 30 feet (9.14 metres) or one-half the building height, whichever is greater
- **Rear setback:** 50 feet (15.24 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** 30 feet (9.14 metres) or one-half the building height, whichever is greater, on each side
- **Street side setback:** 30 feet (9.14 metres) or one-half the building height, whichever is greater
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front yard not permitted; at least 25 feet (7.62 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
- **Other rules:** Accessory buildings may cover no more than 10% of the site area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 670](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=407) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in New Westminster: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/p-7/_