{"title":"C-2A zone in New Westminster: Community Commercial Districts (Medium Rise)","code":"C-2A","slug":"c-2a","name":"Community Commercial Districts (Medium Rise)","group":"Commercial","section":"513","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed-use development of pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses with three storeys of residential above","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed-use development of pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses with three storeys of residential above","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow mixed use development consisting of pedestrian-","oriented commercial businesses and three storeys of residential development above."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Animal grooming and daycare facilities","Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics","Animal boarding (only at one site, see site-specific)","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","Animal boarding","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"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Animal boarding: only at 800 Twelfth Street (PID 011-086-025), limited to not more than 12 domestic cats, all animals kept indoors overnight, and no residential use of the site","Rental tenure only for dwelling units on strata plan LMS2161 (723 Twelfth Street)"],"quotes":["Animal Boarding is permitted only on the site at 800 Twelfth Street identified by PID: 011-","086-025 and provided that it is limited to not more than 12 domestic cats; all animals are","Strata Plan LMS2161 (723 Twelfth Street)."]},"max_density":{"value":"90 units per acre (.40 hectares) of net site area (not counting land under a Building Line)","quotes":["The density of the net area of the site shall not exceed 90 units per acre (.40 hectares),"]},"max_height":{"value":"40 feet (12.19 metres) and four storeys","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 40 feet (12.19 metres) nor four 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; may be measured to the centre of the lane","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) in depth except that","used for residential purposes, such rear yard shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of","the depth of the site but need not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres). Such rear yard may be"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No side yard required, except where the site abuts a lot in an (R) District or is used for residential purposes: 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:","used for residential purposes, such side yard shall be not less than forty percent (40%) of the","shall be not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) in width."]},"other":{"value":["In buildings containing dwelling 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 dwelling units, usable open space shall be provided of not less than","ten percent (10%) of the gross residential floor area.","Health-focused research and laboratory facilities enabled through healthcare cluster uses","shall only be permitted in Sapperton Special Employment Area as identified in the Official"]}},"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=305","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-2a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-2a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-2a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}