{"title":"RT-1 zone in New Westminster: Duplex Districts","code":"RT-1","slug":"rt-1","name":"Duplex Districts","group":"Residential","section":"340","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Two-family (duplex) dwellings.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Two-family (duplex) dwellings.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow two-family","dwellings."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwellings to RS-1 standards (detached accessory dwelling units only on lots designated (RD), (RGO), (RLM) or (RMR) in the Official Community Plan)","Duplexes","Golf courses (minimum 40 acres / 16.19 hectares)","Home based businesses","Public utilities"],"quotes":["Single detached dwellings to RS-1 district standards provided that detached accessory","dwelling units are a permitted use only for lots which are designated ‘(RD) Residential","Duplexes","Golf courses having a minimum area of 40 acres (16.19 hectares)","Home based businesses","Public utilities"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses","Keeping of up to two boarders or lodgers, four foster children or eight child care children within a dwelling unit"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses provided that all accessory buildings and uses:","The keeping of not more than two boarders or lodgers or more than four foster or eight"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"6,000 square feet (557.40 square metres) for any lot created after October 25, 1948; a duplex is only allowed on a lot of 6,000 square feet or more; a single detached dwelling may be built on a smaller lot","quotes":["The minimum lot size for any lot created after","October 25, 1948 shall be not less than 6,000","square feet (557.40 square metres) with a frontage","A duplex shall not be allowed in this zoning","district unless the lot size is 6,000 square (557.40","A single detached dwelling may be erected in this"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Frontage of not less than 10% of the lot perimeter","quotes":["of not less than ten percent (10%) of its perimeter."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (principal buildings in total)","quotes":["more than forty percent (40%) of the site area."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio up to 0.6","quotes":["The floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of","0.6."]},"max_height":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["The height of the principal building shall not","exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Detached: 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. Attached: one storey, 15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["a) shall not exceed one storey and","in the case of a peaked roof no portion of the roof shall exceed 4.57","shall exceed 3.6 metres (12 feet);","b) shall not exceed one storey nor a height of 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"20% of the depth of the site, up to 25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than","twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the site but","need not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"20% of the depth of the site, up to 25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than","twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the site but","need not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Lots with frontage of 40 feet (12.19 metres) or more: 10% of site width on each side, maximum 5 feet (1.52 metres). Lots with frontage of 40 feet (12.19 metres) or less: at least 4 feet (1.22 metres)","quotes":["For lots with a frontage of 40 feet (12.19 metres)","side of the building of not less than ten percent","maximum width of any side yard need not exceed","5 feet (1.52 metres). For lots with a frontage of","than 4 feet (1.22 metres).","(10%) of the width of the site, provided that the"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings: not in the required front yard; 5 feet (1.52 metres) from rear or side site lines bounded by a street; swimming pools 5 feet (1.52 metres) from side and rear site lines; 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner at a street and lane; 22 feet (6.71 metres) less lane width from a lane","quotes":["b) shall not be located in the required front yard;","g) shall be located not closer than 5 feet (1.52 metres) from any rear or side site line","e) shall not be closer than 5 feet (1.52 metres) from side and rear site lines where such","f) shall be located not closer than a distance of 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner","d) shall not be located closer to a lane than 22 feet (6.71 metres), less the width of"]},"other":{"value":["Detached accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area","Secondary suites are not permitted"],"quotes":["h) shall not cover more than ten percent (10%) of the site area;","dwellings. Secondary suites are not permitted."]}},"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=165","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/rt-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}