{"title":"RT-A zone in New Westminster: Townhouse Residential District","code":"RT-A","slug":"rt-a","name":"Townhouse Residential District","group":"Residential","section":"405","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow townhouse developments (with the Official Community Plan townhouse design guidelines) on sites that also allow single detached dwellings, secondary suites and laneway or carriage houses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow townhouse developments (with the Official Community Plan townhouse design guidelines) on sites that also allow single detached dwellings, secondary suites and laneway or carriage houses.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to, in combination with the design guidelines for","townhouses within the Official Community Plan, allow townhouse","developments on sites that also allow single detached dwellings, secondary","suites and laneway or carriage houses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single detached dwellings","Townhouses","Public Utilities","Women’s Transition house","Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from foster care"],"quotes":["Single detached dwellings;","Townhouses;","Public Utilities;","Women’s Transition house;","Accommodation for youth in foster care and transitioning from"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Uses accessory to any permitted principal use","Home based businesses","Secondary suites","Keeping of up to four foster children in a dwelling unit or eight child care children on a site"],"quotes":["Uses accessory to any permitted principal uses;","Home based businesses;","Secondary suites;","Keeping of not more than four foster children in a dwelling unit"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"Townhouses only where the site area is at least 836.1 square metres (9,000 square feet)","quotes":["Townhouses shall only be permitted where:","(a) The site area meets or exceeds 836.1 square meters (9,000 square feet);"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Townhouses only where the site frontage is at least 20 metres (65.62 feet)","quotes":["(b) The site frontage mees or exceeds 20 metres (65.62 feet);"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Buildings 50% of the lot; buildings, structures and other impervious surfaces together 65% of the lot","quotes":["The maximum percentage of a lot that may be covered by buildings is 50%.","No more than 65% of a lot may be occupied by buildings, structures, and/or other"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio up to 1.2; a principal dwelling unit may include one secondary suite","quotes":["The floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of 1.2","A principal dwelling unit may include a maximum of one secondary suite."]},"max_height":{"value":"Peak height 12.0 metres (39.4 feet) for a peaked roof; 11.0 metres (36.1 feet) for a roof with a pitch of 4:12 or less","quotes":["(i) In the case of a peaked roof, 12.0 metres (39.4 feet), or","11.0 metres (36.1 feet)."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings: one storey, 3.6 metres (12 feet) measured from the finished floor to the highest point","quotes":["(b) shall not exceed one storey;","(d) shall not excced 3.6 metres (12 feet) measured from the finished floor to"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.5 metres (11.5 feet)","quotes":["Minimum Front Yard 3.5 metres (11.5 feet)"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.62 metres (25 feet)","quotes":["Minimum Rear Setback 7.62 metres (25 feet)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.22 metres (4 feet)","quotes":["Minimum Interior Side 1.22 metres (4 feet)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.5 metres (11.5 feet)","quotes":["Minimum Exterior Side","3.5 metres (11.5 feet)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings: not in the required front yard; at least 1 metre (3.28 feet) from the principal building; carport with vehicle entry facing the lane 6.71 metres (22 feet) less lane width from the lane; 4.57 metres (15 feet) from the corner of a site at an intersection of streets and/or lanes","quotes":["(c) shall not be located within the required front yard;","(g) shall not be located closer than 1 metre (3.28 feet) from the principal","be located closer to a lane than 6.71 metres (22 feet), less the width of","(i) shall not be located closer than 4.57 metres (15 feet) from the corner of"]},"other":{"value":["Maximum building length is 38.1 metres (125 feet)","Townhouses need lane access at least 6.0 metres (19.7 feet) wide (or a dedication to achieve it)","Pervious site coverage at least 35% of the lot and planted site space at least 15% of the lot","Single detached dwellings follow the NR-1 regulations west of Eighth Street and north of Sixth Avenue, otherwise RS-1; detached accessory buildings may not cover more than 15% of the site area"],"quotes":["Maximum Building","38.1 metres (125 feet)","(c) Vehicle access is provided via a lane that is either:","a. A minimum of 6.0 metres (19.7 feet) in width, or","Pervious site coverage shall be a minimum of 35% of the lot.","Planted site space shall be a minimum of 15% of the lot. For clarity, planted site space","conform to the regulations in the NR-1 zoning district for lots located west of","regulations in the RS-1 zoning district.","(a) shall not cover more than fifteen percent (15%) 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=188","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-a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rt-a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}