312 Simpson St
New Westminster · PID 013-147-803
What BC law allows here
This lot is in a transit-oriented area: BC law lets the city approve buildings up to 12 storeys here.
Lot facts
- Address
- 312 Simpson St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 013-147-803
- Lot size
- 498 m² · 5,360 ft²
- Zone
- RT-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-1 rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in New Westminster?
- Property tax
- $4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RT-1 · Duplex District
Allow two-family dwellings (s.340.1).
- Max floor area
- 3,216 ft² (299 m²), floor space ratio 0.60
- Max height
- 25 ft (7.62 m)
- Max building footprint
- 2,144 ft² (199 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 7.62 m, side 1.52 m, rear 7.62 m
- Homes
- 2 (duplex) on lots of 557.4 m2 or more; single detached house to RS-1 standards on smaller lots (s.340.3-340.4, 340.18-340.19). No secondary suite in a duplex listed.
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.340.1-340.20. 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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