---
title: "C-10 zone in New Westminster: Large Format Commercial Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: C-10
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-10/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-10.json"
---

# C-10 zone in New Westminster: Large Format Commercial Districts

Allow Large Format Retail Development and associated office and business park uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow Large Format Retail Development and associated office and business park uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.0
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Front setback:** At least 50% of the building height
- **Rear setback:** 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Street side setback:** 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 543](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=361) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in New Westminster: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-10/_