912 Fifth St
New Westminster · PID 013-557-271
What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 3 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
- 912 Fifth St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 013-557-271
- Lot size
- 49 m² · 527 ft²
- Zone
- RS-1 Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RS-1 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-1 · Single Detached Residential District
Allow single detached dwellings, secondary suites, and laneway or carriage houses in residential neighbourhoods (s.310.1).
- Max floor area
- 264 ft² (24 m²), floor space ratio 0.50
- Max height
- 25 ft (7.62 m)
- Max building footprint
- 185 ft² (17 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.310.1-310.24, 190.29. 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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