{"title":"C-2 zone in New Westminster: Community Commercial Districts (Low-Rise)","code":"C-2","slug":"c-2","name":"Community Commercial Districts (Low-Rise)","group":"Commercial","section":"512","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed-use commercial businesses with two storeys of residential above","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed-use commercial businesses with two storeys of residential above","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow mixed-use","commercial businesses and two storeys of","residential development above."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal grooming and daycare facilities","Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics","Antique stores, charity thrift stores, clothing consignment stores, second hand specialty stores, and used music store","Art studios","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants (not drive-in or drive-through)","Car washing establishments","Child care in a non-residential building or portion of a non-residential building","Commercial school","Healthcare cluster uses","Hotels","Multiple dwelling","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public assembly and entertainment use","Public transportation depots","Retail stores","Small-scale production","Taxi offices","Television studios","Video stores"],"note":"Residential uses are allowed only in the same building as a non-residential use, and not on the first storey or below.","quotes":["Animal grooming and daycare facilities","Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics","Antique stores, charity thrift stores,","Art studios","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants","Car washing establishments","Child care in a non-residential building","Commercial school","Healthcare cluster uses","Hotels","Multiple dwelling","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public assembly and entertainment use","Public transportation depots","Retail stores","Small-scale production","Taxi offices","Television studios","Video stores"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses to permitted principal uses","Accessory recycling return centre","Home-based businesses"],"quotes":["Accessory uses to permitted principal uses","Accessory recycling return centre","Home-based businesses"]},"max_height":{"value":"40 feet (12.19 metres) and three storeys","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 40 feet","(12.19 metres) nor three storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"No front yard required","quotes":["No front yard shall be required."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"At least 10 feet (3.05 metres); where the site abuts a lot in an (R) District or is used for residential purposes, 20% of the site depth, not more than 25 feet (7.62 metres) required","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than","10 feet (3.05 metres) in depth except that where","less than twenty percent (20%) of the depth of the","site but need not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No side yard required, except where the site abuts a lot in an (R) District or is separated by a street or lane: at least 40% of the building height; if a side yard is provided where not required, at least 10 feet (3.05 metres)","quotes":["No side yard shall be required except that:","(40%) of the height of the building;","such side yard shall be not less than 10","feet (3.05 metres) in width."]},"other":{"value":["In buildings with more than 10 housing units, usable open space of at least 10% of the gross residential floor area","Health-focused research and laboratory facilities (healthcare cluster uses) only in the Sapperton Special Employment Area"],"quotes":["In buildings containing more than 10 housing","not less than ten percent (10%) of the gross","Health-focused research and laboratory facilities enabled through healthcare cluster uses","shall only be permitted in Sapperton Special Employment Area as identified in the"]}},"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=300","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}