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title: "RS-4 zone in New Westminster: Single Detached Residential Districts (Queen’s Park)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: RS-4
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/rs-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rs-4.json"
---

# RS-4 zone in New Westminster: Single Detached Residential Districts (Queen’s Park)

Supports the Queen’s Park Heritage Conservation Area by allowing additional density on lots with Queen’s Park Advanced Category Houses; allows single detached dwellings, secondary suites and detached accessory dwellings.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Supports the Queen’s Park Heritage Conservation Area by allowing additional density on lots with Queen’s Park Advanced Category Houses; allows single detached dwellings, secondary suites and detached accessory dwellings.
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.7 on a lot with a Queen’s Park Advanced Category House
- **Other rules:** Follows the RS-1 regulations, except for lots with a Queen’s Park Advanced Category House: floor space ratio 0.7, and detached accessory area may exceed 10% (detached accessory dwelling unit up to 89 m² / 958 square feet)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 313](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=133) (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/rs-4/_