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RS-3 zone in New Westminster

Residential Commercial Dwelling District. Allow neighbourhood commercial (grocery) and associated residential uses in the Brow of the Hill neighbourhood (s.312.1).

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1lots in this zone on the map

535 m²median lot size (5,759 ft²)

535–535 m²smallest to largest lot

7.62 mmaximum height (25 ft)

The rules

Name	Residential Commercial Dwelling District
Homes allowed	1 single detached dwelling (no suite listed) plus ground-floor grocery store
Floor space ratio	0.5
Floor space notes	Total FSR 0.5; grocery store max 0.15 (s.312.15-312.16). Excludes up to 41.81 m2 parking and areas 1.22 m or lower (s.312.14).
Height	7.62 m (25 ft)
Height notes	7.62 m (s.312.8).
Lot coverage	35%
Coverage notes	Principal buildings 35%; accessory 10% (s.312.13, 312.6).
Setbacks	front 0 m (0 ft), side 1.52 m (5 ft), rear 7.62 m (25 ft), flank 0 m (0 ft)
Setback notes	No front yard; rear 20% of depth up to 7.62 m; side 10% of width up to 1.52 m (1.22 m on lots 12.19 m or narrower); no exterior side yard (s.312.9-312.12).
Bylaw sections	s.312.1-312.18

What you can use it for

Single detached dwellingGrocery store (ground floor)Accessory buildings

What BC law allows on these lots

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)1 lots

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

Example lots in RS-3

137 Tenth St 535 m² · 5,759 ft²

Other zones in New Westminster

RM-4 RM-2 RGO-A RM-6B RM-5A RGO-B RS-1 RQ-1 RM-6A NR-1 RM-2A RMW-2A RMW-3B RT-A RS-2 RT-3A NR-2 RT-2D RMW-3 RS-4 RT-3 RT-1 RQ-5 RT-2A RM-1A RT-2E RM-5 RM-1 RT-2F RT-2 RS-5 RT-2B RT-2C RT-3B RW-1 RT-B RM-1B RS-6 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 26, 2026.