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RT-B zone in New Westminster: Townhouse Residential District

New Westminster, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Allow townhouse developments (with the Official Community Plan townhouse design guidelines) on sites that also allow single detached dwellings and secondary suites.

Zone rules

PurposeAllow townhouse developments (with the Official Community Plan townhouse design guidelines) on sites that also allow single detached dwellings and secondary suites.
Other rulesFollows the RT-A regulations, except that single detached dwellings follow the NR-2 regulations west of Eighth Street and north of Sixth Avenue, otherwise RS-2

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 406 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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