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RQ-5 zone in New Westminster

Queensborough Neighbourhood Residential Dwelling District (Small Lots). Allow single detached dwellings reflecting Queensborough standards on small lots, with floodplain rules (s.331.1).

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52lots in this zone on the map

423 m²median lot size (4,553 ft²)

371–532 m²smallest to largest lot

6.4 mmaximum height (21 ft)

The rules

Name	Queensborough Neighbourhood Residential Dwelling District (Small Lots)
Homes allowed	2 (house + secondary suite) (s.330.25). SSMUH not yet applied: provincial extension to 2029-05-04 for Queensborough.
Floor space ratio	0.5
Floor space notes	Total FSR 0.5 (s.331.21); same exclusions as RQ-1 (s.331.20). No Step Code clause in this zone.
Height	6.4 m (21 ft)
Height notes	Peaked 6.40 m (6.56 m with two 2.74 m ceilings); flat/mansard 5.49 m (s.331.11-331.12).
Lot coverage	35%
Coverage notes	Principal buildings 35%; upper level max 80% of floorplate; attached + detached accessory max 15% (s.330.17-330.18, 330.9-330.10).
Setbacks	side 1.22 m (4 ft), rear 7.62 m (25 ft)
Setback notes	Front 20% of depth up to 7.62 m (front value varies with depth, so null); Front 20% of depth up to 7.62 m (or neighbours' average); rear 20% of depth up to 7.62 m; combined sides at least 25% of frontage, each at least 1.22 m. (s.330.14-330.16)
Bylaw sections	s.331.1-331.25

What you can use it for

Single detached dwellingSecondary suiteHome based businessBoarders/foster/child careWomen's transition housePublic utilities

What BC law allows on these lots

4 homes (lots over 280 m²)40 lots
6 homes (near frequent transit)12 lots

Our estimate per lot under BC's Bills 44 and 47, from lot size, transit distance and the urban boundary.

Example lots in RQ-5

No addressed lots in this zone on the map.

Other zones in New Westminster

RGO-A RM-4 RGO-B RM-6B RM-2 RM-5A RS-1 RQ-1 RM-6A NR-1 RS-2 RMW-2A RM-2A RT-A RMW-3B RT-3A RT-3 RMW-3 NR-2 RT-2D RS-4 RT-1 RM-1A RM-1 RT-2E RT-2B RM-5 RS-5 RT-2F RT-3B RW-1 RT-B RS-6 RT-2 RM-6 NR-5

Read from New Westminster Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (section consolidations to 2025-05-26, plus adopted amendments Bylaw 8524 (Townhouse Zoning Update) and Bylaw 8578, 2026 (Infill Housing Program, footer-dated 2026-06-08); official consolidation to 2025-11-17 not retrievable) ↗, checked 2026-10-21. Summaries are our reading of the bylaw: confirm with New Westminster before buying or designing. Page rebuilt October 25, 2026.