{"title":"C-10 zone in New Westminster: Large Format Commercial Districts","code":"C-10","slug":"c-10","name":"Large Format Commercial Districts","group":"Commercial","section":"543","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow Large Format Retail Development and associated office and business park uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow Large Format Retail Development and associated office and business park uses.","quotes":["The purpose of this district is to allow Large Format Retail Development and","associated office and business park uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Recycling Return Centre","Amusement arcades","Animal boarding","Animal Grooming and Daycare Facilities","Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics","Automobile repair","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants","Car washing establishments","Child care","Commercial schools","Delivery and express facilities","Factory Outlets","Film, television and recording studios","Food and beverage manufacturing","Garden Centres","Fitness and wellness centres","Laboratories","Lounge endorsement area","Lumber sales in a retail store with a commercial area greater than 40,000 square feet","Museums","Office buildings","Personal service establishments","Public assembly and entertainment uses","Public transportation depots","Public utilities","Printing and publishing","Retail Liquor Store","Retail stores","Second hand stores","Self-Improvement School","Small-scale production","Art studios","Trade schools","Video stores","Wholesaling"],"quotes":["Accessory Recycling Return Centre","Amusement arcades","Animal boarding","Animal Grooming and Daycare Facilities","Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics","Automobile repair","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants","Car washing establishments","Child care","Commercial schools","Delivery and express facilities","Factory Outlets","Film, television and recording studios","Food and beverage manufacturing","Garden Centres","Fitness and wellness centres","Laboratories","Lounge endorsement area","Lumber sales in a retail store with a commercial area greater than 40,000 square feet","Museums","Office buildings","Personal service establishments","Public assembly and entertainment uses","Public transportation depots","Public utilities","Printing and publishing","Retail Liquor Store","Retail stores","Second hand stores","Self-Improvement School","Small-scale production","Art studios","Trade schools","Video stores","Wholesaling"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 1.0","quotes":["The maximum floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of 1.0"]},"max_height":{"value":"If building coverage is 20,000 sq ft or less: over two storeys, 50 feet (15.24 metres) and up to four storeys; two storeys or less, flat roof 10 feet (3.05 metres), sloped roof mid-point 40 feet (12.20 metres). If coverage is over 20,000 sq ft: 40 feet (12.20 metres) and two storeys","quotes":["the building is greater than two storeys, then the height of a building shall","not exceed 50 feet (15.24 metres) to a maximum of four storeys;","(2) the building is two stories or less, then the height of a flat roof building shall","not exceed 10 feet (3.05 metres);","(3) the building is two stories or less then the height to mid point of a sloped","roof shall not exceed 40 feet (12.20 metres).","the height of a building may not exceed 40 feet (12.20 metres) nor"]},"setback_front":{"value":"At least 50% of the building height","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the height of the"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A side yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) in depth."]},"other":{"value":["Food and beverage manufacturing must include a lounge endorsement area, a retail store, or a café or restaurant","Lounge endorsement area only as an accessory use to food and beverage manufacturing","No animal boarding activities (runs, feeding areas, waste bins) within required yards"],"quotes":["Food and beverage manufacturing must include a lounge endorsement area, a retail store,","Lounge endorsement area shall only be permitted as an accessory use to food and beverage","No activities associated with animal boarding, including but not limited to exterior runs,","feeding areas, or waste bin storage shall take place within the yards required by this bylaw."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)","url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1).pdf#page=361","place":{"path":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-10/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-10.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-10.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}