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title: "RW-1 zone in New Westminster: Residential Waterfront Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: RW-1
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/rw-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/rw-1.json"
---

# RW-1 zone in New Westminster: Residential Waterfront Districts

Floating home communities and residential marina development

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Floating home communities and residential marina development
- **Main uses:** Float homes, houseboats, live-aboards, vessels in accordance with Appendix C; Launching ramps; Pier houses; Residential marinas, Class A, in accordance with Appendix C
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based businesses; Accessory buildings and uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45% of the site area for all buildings, floats or wharves
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Front setback:** At least 10 feet (3.05 metres)
- **Rear setback:** At least 5 feet (1.52 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** At least 15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side; at least 10 feet (3.05 metres) where the site abuts a dyke reserve
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 470](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=267) (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/rw-1/_