1212 Fifth Ave
New Westminster · PID 005-512-506
What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 4 homes on this lot (a multiplex, a house with suites, or a house plus a laneway home).
Front of the lot
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Aerial view
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
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Lot facts
- Address
- 1212 Fifth Ave
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 005-512-506
- Lot size
- 651 m² · 7,007 ft²
- Zone
- RS-2 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RS-2 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in New Westminster?
- Property tax
- $4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RS-2 · Single Detached Residential District (RS-2)
Allow single detached dwellings and secondary suites in residential neighbourhoods (s.311.1).
- Max floor area
- 3,504 ft² (326 m²), floor space ratio 0.50
- Max height
- 25 ft (7.62 m)
- Max building footprint
- 2,453 ft² (228 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 5.79 m, side 1.52 m, rear 7.62 m
- Homes
- 2 (house + secondary suite); no detached accessory dwelling unit (s.311.2(a))
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.311.1-311.2 (RS-1 rules apply, s.310). Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
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