---
title: "RT-2E zone in New Westminster: Row House Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: RT-2E
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-2e/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-2e.json"
---

# RT-2E zone in New Westminster: Row House Districts

Fee simple row houses with a maximum density of 30 units per acre.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Fee simple row houses with a maximum density of 30 units per acre.
- **Main uses:** Row house; Detached Townhouse to RT-2D Detached Townhouse District Standards; Home Based Business
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Keeping of up to two boarders or lodgers, or four foster children
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,400 square feet (130.1 square metres)
- **Minimum lot width:** Frontage of not less than 10% of the site perimeter, unless Council determines a lesser frontage
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (principal building)
- **Maximum density:** Maximum 30 units per acre; maximum building length 200 feet (60.96 metres) or 10 housing units
- **Maximum height:** 28 feet (8.53 metres), or 20 feet (6.10 metres) where a dormer occupies more than 60% of the width of the building
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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
- **Front setback:** 10 feet (3.05 metres)
- **Rear setback:** 35 feet (10.67 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** No side yards where the site frontage is 24 feet (7.32 metres) or less; none to the interior side lot line on a corner site; 8 feet (2.44 metres) at the end unit of 5 or fewer row houses; for 6 or more row houses, at the end unit 10% of the building length but not less than 8 feet (2.44 metres)
- **Street side setback:** 8 feet (2.44 metres) on a corner site
- **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; 5 feet (1.52 metres) from the corner at a street or lane; 22 feet (6.71 metres) less lane width from a lane; garage or carport at least 12 feet (3.66 metres) from the principal building
- **Other rules:** Detached accessory buildings enclosed on more than 45% of their perimeter may cover up to 20% of the site; those enclosed on 45% or less may cover up to 15%; Attached accessory buildings may not cover more than 100 square feet (9.29 square metres) or 5% of the site, whichever is greater

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 415](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=213) (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-2e/_