C-1 zone in New Westminster: Local Commercial Districts

New Westminster, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Local, pedestrian-oriented commercial uses

Zone rules

Purpose	Local, pedestrian-oriented commercial uses
Main uses	Antique stores, charity thrift stores, clothing consignment stores, second hand specialty stores Accessory Recycling Return Centres (in accordance with Section 170.14) Animal Grooming Facilities and daycare Audio recording studios not exceeding 400 square feet (37.16 square metres) Banks Business and professional offices Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants and drive through restaurants Child care in a non-residential building or portion of a non-residential building Commercial schools Housing units in the same building as a permitted non-residential use (not on the street-level first storey or below) Libraries Personal service establishments Printing and publishing Retail stores Small-scale production Video stores
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Home based businesses Accessory buildings and uses
Extra uses on specific lots	Retail liquor store (not required to be next to a Licensed Liquor Primary establishment), limited to 800 Twentieth Street (alias 812 Twentieth Street), LOT 1 DISTRICT LOT 172 GROUP 1 NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT PLAN 6996; PID 011-241-152
Maximum height	30 feet (9.14 metres) and two storeys
Maximum height, accessory buildings	1 storey, 15 feet (4.57 metres) measured from the finished floor of the building
Front setback	No front yard required
Rear setback	20% of the site depth, not more than 25 feet (7.62 metres) required
Interior side setback	No side yard required, except: next to a flanking street on certain corner lots, at least 12.5 feet (3.81 metres); where the site abuts a lot in an (R) District or is separated by a street or lane, the required side yard of the abutting lot, not more than 10 feet (3.05 metres); if a side yard is provided where not required, at least 10 feet (3.05 metres)
Accessory building setbacks	Not in the required front yard; at least 5 feet (1.52 metres) from a rear or side site line; at least 10 feet (3.05 metres) from a habitable room window on an adjoining site; at least 15 feet (4.57 metres) from the corner of a site at a street and lane intersection
Other rules	Accessory buildings: no more than 10% of the site area In buildings with more than 10 housing units, usable open space of at least 10% of the gross residential floor area

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 510 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. The City publishes the complete bylaw as a single PDF, consolidated as of June 8, 2026; it also publishes each part separately. The saved text includes the list of amendments and appendices. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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