238 Second St
New Westminster · PID 013-369-725
What BC law allows here
This lot is in a transit-oriented area: BC law lets the city approve buildings up to 8 storeys here.
Lot facts
- Address
- 238 Second St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 013-369-725
- Lot size
- 557 m² · 5,995 ft²
- Zone
- RS-4 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RS-4 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-4 · Single Detached Residential District (Queen's Park)
Support the Queen's Park Heritage Conservation Area with extra density for lots with Queen's Park Advanced Category Houses; allows houses, suites and detached accessory dwellings (s.313).
- Max floor area
- 2,998 ft² (278 m²), floor space ratio 0.50
- Max height
- 25 ft (7.62 m)
- Max building footprint
- 2,098 ft² (195 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 5.79 m, side 1.52 m, rear 7.62 m
- Homes
- 3 (house + secondary suite + detached accessory dwelling unit) (s.310.8-310.10)
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.313.1-313.2 (RS-1 rules apply). Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
More on the map
The map shows this lot's true shape and buildable area, slope, sun and shadow, walking distances, schools, hazards, rents and building permits nearby.
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