{"title":"RMW-3B zone in New Westminster: Multiple Dwelling Districts Waterfront (High Rise)","code":"RMW-3B","slug":"rmw-3b","name":"Multiple Dwelling Districts Waterfront (High Rise)","group":"Residential","section":"475","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Multi-family development next to the waterfront with a base density of 65 units per acre (160.61 units per hectare), plus bonuses","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Multi-family development next to the waterfront with a base density of 65 units per acre (160.61 units per hectare), plus bonuses","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow multi-family development adjacent to the","waterfront with a base density of 65 units per acre (160.61 units per hectare), plus"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwellings (to RS-1 standards)","Duplex dwellings (to RT-1 standards)","Row houses or townhouses","Apartment buildings and multiple dwellings","Public utilities"],"note":"Detached accessory dwelling units are allowed only on lots designated (RD) or (RGO) in the Official Community Plan.","quotes":["Single detached dwellings to RS-1 district standards","Duplex dwellings to (RT-1) District standards","Row houses or townhouses","Apartment buildings and multiple dwellings","Public utilities"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Child care in accordance with Section 170.13","Home based businesses","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Section 170.13 of this Bylaw","Home based businesses","Accessory buildings and uses provided that all accessory buildings:"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the site area for principal buildings","quotes":["All principal buildings in total shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Up to 75 housing units per net acre (.40 hectares), with increases for landscaped enclosed parking and for site coverage under 40%; also increased by ten units per acre for each percent that usable open space exceeds ten percent of gross residential floor area; total units may not exceed the number on Supplementary Plan No. 1 (Schedule \"A\"); the intent statement gives a base density of 65 units per acre","quotes":["The maximum number of units permitted per net acre (.40 hectares) of land shall not exceed","75 provided that:","Where the usable open space provided exceeds ten percent of the gross residential","floor area, the number of housing units per acre of land may be increased by adding","shown on the plan attached as Supplementary Plan No.1 to the Schedule and shown","waterfront with a base density of 65 units per acre (160.61 units per hectare), plus","to the total number of units ten units per acre of land for each on percent increase in"]},"max_height":{"value":"170 feet (51.82 metres)","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 170 feet (51.82 metres)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"1 storey, 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor of the building","quotes":["a height of 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"At least 25 feet (7.62 metres) deep","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"20% of the site depth up to 25 feet (7.62 metres), or 20% of the building height, whichever is greater; the part of a building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) high must be set back a further 30% of that portion's height","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the site to","a maximum of 25 feet (7.62 metres) nor less than twenty percent (20%) of the height of the","building, whichever is the greater.","less than thirty percent (30%) of that portion of the building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Where the side yard does not adjoin a street: the street side yard rule less 8 feet (2.44 metres)","quotes":["Where the side yard does not adjoin a street, the side yard shall be as in a)","immediately above, less 8 feet (2.44 metres)."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Where the side yard adjoins a street: 8 feet (2.44 metres) plus 50% of the height of the highest principal building up to 30 feet (9.14 metres), plus 20% of the height of the portion over 30 feet (9.14 metres)","quotes":["Where the side yard adjoins a street, the side yard shall be not less than 8 feet (2.44","metres) plus an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the height of the highest","building up to a height of 30 feet (9.14 metres) plus an amount equal to twenty","percent (20%) of the height of that portion of"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Not in the required front yard; at least 5 feet (1.52 metres) from the rear or side site line","quotes":["be located in the required front yard;","5 feet (1.52 metres) from the rear or side site line"]},"other":{"value":["Usable open space of at least 10% of the gross residential floor area","Accessory buildings: no more than 10% of the site area","Where a building is over 40 feet (12.19 metres) high, its width above that height is limited to 20% of the site perimeter"],"quotes":["Usable open space shall be provided of not less than ten percent (10%) of the gross","shall not occupy more than ten percent (10%) of the site area;","Where the height of the building exceeds 40 feet (12.19 metres), the maximum horizontal","boundary, shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the total length of the perimeter of the"]}},"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=281","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/rmw-3b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rmw-3b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rmw-3b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}