{"title":"RT-3 zone in New Westminster: Queensborough Townhouse Districts","code":"RT-3","slug":"rt-3","name":"Queensborough Townhouse Districts","group":"Residential","section":"417","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Townhouse development in the Queensborough neighbourhood.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Townhouse development in the Queensborough neighbourhood.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow townhouse development in the Queensborough","neighbourhood."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwellings to RQ-1 standards","Duplexes to RT-1 standards","Home based businesses","Public utilities","Townhouses or Rowhouses (no residential use of the first storey at street level except entrances and stairs)"],"quotes":["Single detached dwellings to (RQ-1) District standards;","Duplexes to (RT-1) District standards;","Home based businesses;","Public utilities;","Townhouses or Rowhouses provided that no portion of the first storey at street level shall be"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses for the purposes of recreation, utility services, security and landscaping","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 are for the","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)","quotes":["shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio up to 0.80","quotes":["The maximum floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of 0.80"]},"max_height":{"value":"Three storeys and 28 feet (8.53 metres)","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed three storeys nor 28 feet (8.53 metres)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Detached and attached accessory buildings: one storey, 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor","quotes":["shall not exceed one storey nor a height of 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"10 feet (3.05 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) in depth."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres) in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres)","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres) in depth."]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings: not in any required yard; 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of the site at a street and lane; 25 feet (7.62 metres) from any residential building. Attached accessory buildings: not in the required front yard; 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner at a street and lane; 5 feet (1.52 metres) from rear or side site lines bounded by a street","quotes":["shall not be located in any required yard","shall be located not closer than a distance of 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of","shall not be located within 25 feet (7.62 metres) of any residential building","shall not be located in the required front yard;","shall be located not closer than 5 feet (1.52 metres) from any rear or side site line"]},"other":{"value":["Each townhouse unit must have a minimum floor area of 850 square feet (79 square metres)","Usable open space of at least 10% of gross residential floor area","Required distance between buildings on a site depends on the number of units, for example 10 feet (3.05 metres) between side walls of buildings totalling 2 to 5 units","Accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area"],"quotes":["Each townhouse dwelling unit shall have a minimum floor area of 850 square feet (79 square","Useable open space shall be provided of not less than ten percent (10%) of the gross","2 – 5 Units 10 feet (3.05 metres)","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=219","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}