RGO-A zone in New Westminster: Residential Ground-Oriented Infill District (4 Unit)

New Westminster, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

A range of ground-oriented housing including single detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, multiplexes, laneway and carriage houses, and secondary suites.

Zone rules

Purpose	A range of ground-oriented housing including single detached dwellings, duplex dwellings, multiplexes, laneway and carriage houses, and secondary suites.
Main uses	Single detached dwellings Duplexes Multiplexes Public utilities Women’s transition house Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from foster care
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Uses accessory to any permitted principal use Home based business Secondary suites Keeping of up to four foster children in a dwelling unit or eight child care children on a site
Minimum lot area	557.40 m² (6,000 square feet)
Minimum lot width	Frontage of not less than 10% of the site perimeter
Maximum lot coverage	Building coverage 40% (2 dwelling units), 45% (3 to 4 units), 50% (5 to 6 units)
Maximum density	Not more than 4 dwelling units per lot (including secondary suites). Maximum floor space ratio: 0.6 for 2 units, 0.7 for 3 units, 0.8 for 4 units
Maximum height	Peak height 12.0 metres (39.4 feet) for a peaked roof; 11.0 metres (36.1 feet) for a roof with a pitch of 4:12 or less
Maximum height, accessory buildings	Detached accessory buildings: one storey, 4.57 metres (15 feet) for a peaked roof or 3.6 metres (12 feet) for a roof pitch of 4:12 or less, measured from the height datum
Front setback	3.5 metres (11.5 feet)
Rear setback	Where the rear lot line abuts a lane: 1.2 metres (4 feet), otherwise 3.0 metres (9.84 feet). All portions of buildings over 2 storeys must be set back 5.0 metres (16.4 feet) from rear lot lines
Interior side setback	1.22 metres (4 feet)
Street side setback	3.0 metres (9.84 feet) where an exterior side lot line abuts a street
Accessory building setbacks	Detached accessory buildings: garage or carport 6.71 metres (22 feet) less lane width from a lane; 4.57 metres (15 feet) from the corner of the site at an intersection of streets and/or lanes; swimming pool 1.52 metres (5 feet) from side and rear site lines; 3.0 metres (9.84 feet) from any exterior side site line; 0.6 metres (1.96 feet) from a rear lot line; 3.65 metres (12 feet) from the rear site line where the site fronts a collector, arterial or major road without lane access
Other rules	Single detached dwellings follow the NR-1 regulations west of Eighth Street and north of Sixth Avenue, the RS-4 regulations in Queens Park, and otherwise RS-1 Secondary suites must be in the same building as a principal dwelling unit, with not more than one per principal unit Minimum planted site space is 30% (2 units), 20% (3 to 4 units) or 15% (5 to 6 units) of site area Detached accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 401 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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