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1601 Sixth Ave

New Westminster · PID 001-353-829

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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).

Lot facts

Address
1601 Sixth Ave
City
New Westminster
PID
001-353-829
Lot size
669 m² · 7,201 ft²
Zone
RT-B Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-B rules
Homes guide
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Property tax
$4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value

Zoning rules · RT-B · Townhouse Residential District (RT-B)

Allow townhouses on sites that also allow single detached dwellings and secondary suites (no laneway house) (s.406.1).

Max floor area
8,641 ft² (803 m²), floor space ratio 1.20
Max height
39 ft (12.0 m)
Max building footprint
3,601 ft² (334 m²)
Setbacks
front 3.5 m, side 1.22 m, rear 7.62 m, flanking side 3.5 m
Homes
Townhouses as in RT-A; single detached houses follow NR-2 or RS-2 (no DADU) (s.406.2).

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.406.1-406.2 (RT-A rules; 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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