{"title":"RT-2 zone in New Westminster: Townhouse Districts","code":"RT-2","slug":"rt-2","name":"Townhouse Districts","group":"Residential","section":"410","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Townhouse development, with an opportunity to increase density when amenity conditions are met.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Townhouse development, with an opportunity to increase density when amenity conditions are met.","quotes":["The intent of this District is to allow townhouse development, with an opportunity to","increase density upon amenity provision conditions being met."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwellings to RS-1 standards (detached accessory dwelling units only on lots designated (RD) or (RGO) in the Official Community Plan)","Duplexes to RT-1 standards","Home based businesses","Public utilities","Row houses or townhouses"],"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 to (RT-1) District standards","Home based businesses","Public utilities","Row houses, or townhouses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses","Keeping of up to two boarders or lodgers, four foster children or seven 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 seven"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% (principal buildings in total) for base density","quotes":["All principal buildings, in total, shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site"]},"max_density":{"value":"Housing units: 18 per net acre (44.48 per net hectare); or floor space ratio 0.6, which may increase to 1.2 in the Mainland Area when amenity conditions are met","quotes":["a) Housing units: 18 per net acre (44.48 per net hectare); or","b) Floor space ratio: 0.6 provided that on land in the Mainland Area as delineated on","of 1.2 pursuant to the satisfaction of the amenity conditions set out in S. 190.49"]},"max_height":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["The height of a 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":["shall not exceed one storey and","no portion of the roof shall exceed 4.57","exceed 3.6 metres (12 feet);","shall not exceed one storey nor a height of 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres) in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side of the site, except single detached dwellings and duplexes follow the RS-1 and RT-1 side yard rules; side yards only apply to dwelling units on the perimeter of the site","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided on each side of the site of 15 feet (4.57 metres) except that","single detached dwellings and duplexes are subject to the side yard requirements of","Side yard requirements shall only apply to the dwelling units on 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;","shall not be located closer to a lane than 22 feet (6.71 metres), less the width of such","5 feet (1.52 metres) from side and rear site lines","15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of","5 feet (1.52 metres) from any rear or side site line"]},"other":{"value":["Bonus density in the Mainland Area: height up to 40 feet (12.19 metres), front yard 15 feet (4.57 metres), rear yard 20 feet (6.10 metres), side yards totalling the building height (max 35 feet in total, 20 feet next to a street), no site coverage limit, usable open space 10% of gross residential floor area","Detached accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area"],"quotes":["where density on the","Mainland is increased beyond the permitted base density pursuant to S.410.17, the following","a) the height of a building shall not exceed 40 feet (12.19 metres);","b) a front yard shall be provided of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres);","c) a rear yard shall be provided of not less than 20 feet (6.10 metres);","e) there shall be no limit on site coverage;","f) usable open space shall be provided of not less than 10 percent (10%) of the gross","building, but need not exceed 35 feet (10.67 metres) in total; however, a side yard","shall not cover more than ten percent (10%) of the site area."]}},"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=195","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}