181 Spagnol St
New Westminster · PID 019-108-401
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).
If this lot were rezoned
| Floor space | Homes | |
|---|---|---|
| Today's zoning (RQ-5) from the city's bylaw, FAR 0.50 | 2,287 ft² | about 2 |
| Small-scale housing (Bill 44) up to 4 homes, BC law, FAR 0.70 | 3,202 ft² | up to 4 |
Rough planning numbers: homes assume about 85% sellable floor space and 750 ft² apartments (1,100 ft² for houses and townhouses). Transit-area figures are the minimum a city must allow on a rezoning, not an approval. Confirm with the city.
Front of the lot
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Aerial view
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Lot facts
- Address
- 181 Spagnol St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 019-108-401
- Lot size
- 425 m² · 4,575 ft²
- Zone
- RQ-5 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RQ-5 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in New Westminster?
- Property tax
- $4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RQ-5 · Queensborough Neighbourhood Residential Dwelling District (Small Lots)
Allow single detached dwellings reflecting Queensborough standards on small lots, with floodplain rules (s.331.1).
- Max floor area
- 2,287 ft² (212 m²), floor space ratio 0.50
- Max height
- 21 ft (6.4 m)
- Max building footprint
- 1,601 ft² (149 m²)
- Setbacks
- side 1.22 m, rear 7.62 m
- Homes
- 2 (house + secondary suite) (s.330.25). SSMUH not yet applied: provincial extension to 2029-05-04 for Queensborough.
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.331.1-331.25. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
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