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1006 Eighth Ave

New Westminster · PID 005-056-799

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What BC law allows here

Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 6 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).

Lot facts

Address
1006 Eighth Ave
City
New Westminster
PID
005-056-799
Lot size
370 m² · 3,983 ft²
Zone
RT-A Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-A rules
Homes guide
How many homes can I build in New Westminster?
Property tax
$4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value

• Near a frequent bus stop

Zoning rules · RT-A · Townhouse Residential District

With the OCP townhouse design guidelines, allow townhouses on sites that also allow single detached dwellings, secondary suites and laneway or carriage houses (s.405.1).

Max floor area
4,779 ft² (444 m²), floor space ratio 1.20
Max height
39 ft (12.0 m)
Max building footprint
1,991 ft² (185 m²)
Setbacks
front 3.5 m, side 1.22 m, rear 7.62 m, flanking side 3.5 m
Homes
Townhouses with no unit cap beyond FSR, on consolidated sites of at least 836.1 m2 and 20 m frontage with lane access (s.405.4); otherwise a house + suite (+ laneway house) under NR-1/RS-1 rules.

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) · s.405.1-405.23 (replaced by Bylaw 8524, 2025). Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.

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