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RS-6 zone in New Westminster

Single Detached Dwelling District (Heritage). Accommodate relocated Heritage Resource Inventory houses and rebuilding/alteration of inventory houses that do not meet current zoning (s.315.1, Council Policy #26).

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11lots in this zone on the map

416 m²median lot size (4,478 ft²)

234–796 m²smallest to largest lot

7.62 mmaximum height (25 ft)

The rules

Name	Single Detached Dwelling District (Heritage)
Homes allowed	2 (house + secondary suite) (s.315.22)
Floor space ratio	0.6
Floor space notes	FSR 0.6 (s.315.18); excludes up to 41.81 m2 parking, areas 1.22 m or lower, and habitable space 1.83 m or more below height datum (s.315.17).
Height	7.62 m (25 ft)
Height notes	7.62 m; roof peak 10.67 m (s.315.11-315.12).
Lot coverage	40%
Coverage notes	Principal buildings 40%; accessory 10% (s.315.16, 315.9).
Setbacks	front 7.62 m (25 ft), side 1.52 m (5 ft), rear 7.62 m (25 ft)
Setback notes	Front 20% of depth up to 7.62 m (or average of neighbours where 40%+ of block frontage built); 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) (s.315.13-315.15).
Bylaw sections	s.315.1-315.22

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

Transit-oriented area (taller buildings)11 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-6

125 Peele St 234 m² · 2,519 ft²
126 Second St 405 m² · 4,359 ft²
202 Third Ave 505 m² · 5,436 ft²
218 Fourth St 796 m² · 8,568 ft²
228 Gifford Pl 362 m² · 3,897 ft²
231 Queens Ave 689 m² · 7,416 ft²
313 Warren Ave 456 m² · 4,908 ft²
323 Queens Ave 796 m² · 8,568 ft²
513 St. George St 393 m² · 4,230 ft²
516 Lancaster St 416 m² · 4,478 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 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.