916 Kent St
New Westminster · PID 006-569-021
What BC law allows here
Under BC's small-scale multi-unit housing law, the city must allow at least 4 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
- 916 Kent St
- City
- New Westminster
- PID
- 006-569-021
- Lot size
- 489 m² · 5,264 ft²
- Zone
- RGO-A Houses, duplexes & small multiplexes RGO-A rules
- Homes guide
- How many homes can I build in New Westminster?
- Property tax
- $4.79 per $1,000 of assessed value
Zoning rules · RGO-A · Residential Ground-Oriented Infill District (4 Unit)
Allow a range of ground-oriented housing: single detached dwellings, duplexes, multiplexes, laneway and carriage houses, and secondary suites (s.401.1).
- Max floor area
- 4,211 ft² (391 m²), floor space ratio 0.80
- Max height
- 39 ft (12.0 m)
- Max building footprint
- 2,369 ft² (220 m²)
- Setbacks
- front 3.5 m, side 1.22 m, rear 3.0 m, flanking side 3.0 m
- Homes
- Up to 4 homes per lot, principal plus secondary units combined (s.401.10-401.12)
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.401.1-401.31 (added by Bylaw 8578, 2026); s.140.9, 190.29. Estimated from the bylaw for a lot of this size; confirm with the city before buying or building.
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