817 Sixth St
New Westminster · PID 009-607-170
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
Satellite photo, the pin marks the lot. Imagery © Google.
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Lot facts
- Address
- 817 Sixth St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 009-607-170
- Lot size
- 630 m² · 6,781 ft²
- Zone
- RT-B Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RT-B 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 · 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
- 8,138 ft² (756 m²), floor space ratio 1.20
- Max height
- 39 ft (12.0 m)
- Max building footprint
- 3,391 ft² (315 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.
More on the map
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