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title: "RT-2D zone in New Westminster: Single Detached Dwelling Districts (Compact Lots)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: RT-2D
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/rt-2d/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-2d.json"
---

# RT-2D zone in New Westminster: Single Detached Dwelling Districts (Compact Lots)

Single family residential development on compact lots.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single family residential development on compact lots.
- **Main uses:** Single detached dwellings; Duplex dwellings to RT-1 standards; Home based businesses; Public utilities
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Keeping of up to two boarders or lodgers, four foster children, or eight child care children in a dwelling unit
- **Minimum lot area:** 3,000 square feet (278.70 square metres); up to 25% of lots in a subdivision may be 2,700 square feet (250.83 square metres), and a further 25% may be 2,300 square feet (213.67 square metres)
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage of not less than 10% of the site perimeter, unless Council determines a lesser frontage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** One habitable level: 40%; two habitable levels: 35%; three habitable levels (third within a peaked roof): 30%
- **Maximum height:** 25 feet (7.62 metres) where the principal building covers more than 30% of the site; 27 feet (8.23 metres) where it covers less than 30%
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Detached: two storeys where the second storey is within the roof line, up to 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor. Attached: one storey, 15 feet (4.57 metres)
- **Front setback:** 10 feet (3.05 metres)
- **Rear setback:** 20% of the depth of the site, up to 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** Total of both side yards not less than 7 feet (2.13 metres)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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; 10 feet (3.05 metres) from the principal building
- **Other rules:** Detached accessory buildings may not cover more than 400 square feet (37.16 square metres) or 15% of the site area, whichever is greater; Attached accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area; Where there are more than 20 housing units on a site, buildings must be architecturally distinguishable from one another

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 414](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=210) (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/rt-2d/_