{"title":"RW-1 zone in New Westminster: Residential Waterfront Districts","code":"RW-1","slug":"rw-1","name":"Residential Waterfront Districts","group":"Residential","section":"470","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Floating home communities and residential marina development","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Floating home communities and residential marina development","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow floating home communities and residential marina","development."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Float homes, houseboats, live-aboards, vessels in accordance with Appendix C","Launching ramps","Pier houses","Residential marinas, Class A, in accordance with Appendix C"],"quotes":["Float homes, houseboats, live-aboards, vessels in accordance with Appendix C of this Bylaw","Launching ramps","Pier houses","Residential marinas, Class A, in accordance with Appendix C of this Bylaw"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home based businesses","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Home based businesses","Accessory buildings and uses"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45% of the site area for all buildings, floats or wharves","quotes":["All buildings, floats or wharves in total shall not cover more than forty-five percent (45%) of"]},"max_height":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres) or two storeys, whichever is less (pier houses measured from 13.58 feet (4.14 metres) Geodetic Datum of Canada; houseboats and float homes from the deck of the flotation system)","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres) nor two storeys, whichever is","Pier houses: 13.58 feet (4.14 metres) Geodetic Datum of Canada","Houseboats and float homes: the deck of the flotation system"]},"setback_front":{"value":"At least 10 feet (3.05 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"At least 5 feet (1.52 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 5 feet (1.52 metres)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"At least 15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side; at least 10 feet (3.05 metres) where the site abuts a dyke reserve","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided on each side of the site of not less than 15 feet (4.57 metres)","except that where a site abuts a dyke reserve, a side yard shall be provided of not less than","10 feet (3.05 metres)."]},"other":{"value":["Launching ramp for trailered boats: trailer parking spaces 9 feet (2.74 metres) wide and 40 feet (12.19 metres) long, and ramp use is limited to the number of such spaces"],"quotes":["trailer parking spaces","shall be provided with a width of 9 feet (2.74 metres) and a length of 40 feet (12.19 metres)"]}},"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=267","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/rw-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rw-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rw-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}