{"title":"RS-1 zone in New Westminster: Single Detached Residential Districts","code":"RS-1","slug":"rs-1","name":"Single Detached Residential Districts","group":"Residential","section":"310","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Single detached dwellings, secondary suites, and laneway or carriage houses in residential neighbourhoods.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Single detached dwellings, secondary suites, and laneway or carriage houses in residential neighbourhoods.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow single detached dwellings, secondary","suites, and laneway or carriage houses in residential neighbourhoods."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Detached Dwellings","Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from foster care","Public utilities","Women’s transition houses"],"quotes":["Single detached dwellings;","Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from","Public utilities;","Women’s transition houses;"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Uses accessory to any permitted principal use","Detached accessory dwelling units","Home based business","Secondary suites","Keeping of up to two lodgers or boarders or four foster children in a dwelling unit, or up to eight child care children on a site"],"quotes":["Uses accessory to any permitted principal uses;","Detached accessory dwelling units;","Home based business;","Secondary suites;","Keeping of not more than two lodgers or boarders or four","foster children in a dwelling unit or more than eight child care"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"557.40 m² (6,000 square feet)","quotes":["A site shall be not less than 557.40 square metres (6,000 square feet) in area"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of not less than 10% of the site perimeter","quotes":["frontage of not less than ten percent (10%) of its perimeter"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"35%","quotes":["Thirty five percent (35%)"]},"max_density":{"value":"One principal dwelling unit per site, plus a secondary suite and one detached accessory dwelling unit; floor space ratio of the principal building not more than 0.5","quotes":["One principal dwelling unit is permitted per site.","In addition to the principal dwelling unit and a secondary suite, one detached","The floor space ratio for the principal building shall not exceed 0.5."]},"max_height":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet); 8.84 m (29 feet) for a principal building meeting Energy Step Code Step 5 or a Passive House; peak height 10.67 m (35 ft) from height datum","quotes":["7.62 metres (25 feet), or 8.84 metres (29 feet) for a principal","building that meets Step 5 of the Energy Step Code, or is a","10.67 metres (35 ft.) from height datum."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Detached accessory dwelling unit building: 7 m (22.97 feet) from the base height plane. Other detached accessory buildings: one storey, 4.57 m (15 feet) for a peaked roof, 3.6 m (12 feet) for a roof pitch of 4:12 or less","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 7 metres (22.97 feet) as measured from the","height of 4.57 metres (15 feet), or","the roof shall exceed a height of 3.6 metres (12 feet);"]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.79 m (19 feet), 20% of the depth of the site, or the average front setback of existing principal buildings on either side, whichever is less","quotes":["5.79 metres (19 feet), twenty percent (20%) of the depth of","the site, or the average depth of the front setback of existing"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 m (25 feet) or 20% of the depth of the site, whichever is less","quotes":["7.62 metres (25 feet) or twenty percent (20%) of the depth of"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Lots with frontage over 12.19 m (40 feet): 10% of lot width on each side, or 1.52 m (5 ft), whichever is less. Lots with frontage of 12.19 m (40 ft) or less: at least 1.22 m (4 ft)","quotes":["For lots with a frontage of more than 12.19 metres (40 feet),","ten percent (10%) of the width of the lot on each side of the","building, or 1.52 metres (5 ft.), whichever is less.","For lots with a frontage of 12.19 metres (40 ft.) or less, not","less than 1.22 metres (4 ft.)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings without a dwelling unit: not in the required front yard; 1.52 m (5 feet) from any rear or side site line bounded by a street; swimming pools 1.52 m (5 feet) from side and rear site lines; 4.57 m (15 feet) from the corner at a street and lane; garage or carport 6.71 m (22 feet) less lane width from the lane","quotes":["shall not be located in the required front yard;","shall not be less than 1.52 metres (5 feet) from any rear or side site line","shall not be less than 1.52 metres (5 feet) from side and rear","shall not be less than 4.57 metres (15 feet) from the corner of the site at","closer to a lane than 6.71 metres (22 feet), less the width of such lane;"]},"other":{"value":["Detached accessory area is limited to 10% of the site area","A detached accessory dwelling unit building may not exceed 89 m² (958 square feet) of detached accessory area","Floor space ratio may be increased by 0.01, 0.03 or 0.05 for Energy Step Code Step 3, 4 or 5 (or Passive House)","Attached accessory structures may not exceed 10% of the site area"],"quotes":["The maximum permitted detached accessory area is 10% of the site area.","shall not exceed a detached accessory area of 89 square metres (958","The maximum floor space ratio on a parcel may be increased by:","(a) 0.01 if the building meets Step 3 of the Energy Step Code;","(b) 0.03 if the building meets Step 4 of the Energy Step Code; or","(c) 0.05 if the building meets Step 5 of the Energy Step Code, or is a","The combined area of all attached accessory structures shall not exceed ten"]}},"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=122","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/rs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}