401 Eighth St
New Westminster · PID 013-455-397
What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 6 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
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Lot facts
- Address
- 401 Eighth St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 013-455-397
- Lot size
- 856 m² · 9,214 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
• Near a frequent bus stop
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
- 4,607 ft² (428 m²), floor space ratio 0.50
- Max height
- 25 ft (7.62 m)
- Max building footprint
- 3,225 ft² (300 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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