---
title: "RT-3B zone in New Westminster: Queensborough Townhouse Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: RT-3B
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-3b/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-3b.json"
---

# RT-3B zone in New Westminster: Queensborough Townhouse Districts

Low density townhouse development in the Queensborough neighbourhood in areas designated (RL) Residential Low Density in the Queensborough Community Plan.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Low density townhouse development in the Queensborough neighbourhood in areas designated (RL) Residential Low Density in the Queensborough Community Plan.
- **Main uses:** Single detached dwellings to RQ-1 standards; Duplexes to RT-1 standards; Home based businesses; Public utilities; Townhouses (no residential use of the first storey at street level except entrances and stairs)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 35% (principal buildings in total)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio up to 0.62
- **Maximum height:** Three storeys and 35 feet (10.7 metres)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Detached and attached accessory buildings: one storey, 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor
- **Front setback:** 10 feet (3.05 metres)
- **Rear setback:** 15 feet (4.57 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** 6 feet (1.82 metres)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** Each townhouse unit must have a minimum floor area of 850 square feet (79.01 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 7 feet (2.13 metres) between side walls of two buildings totalling 2 units; Accessory buildings may not cover more than 10% of the site area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 419](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=225) (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-3b/_