{"title":"C-2B zone in New Westminster: Community Commercial Districts (Restricted) (Low Rise)","code":"C-2B","slug":"c-2b","name":"Community Commercial Districts (Restricted) (Low Rise)","group":"Commercial","section":"509","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Mixed-use development of pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses with two storeys of residential above","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Mixed-use development of pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses with two storeys of residential above","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow mixed-use development consisting of pedestrian-","oriented 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","Banks","Businesses and professional offices","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)","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Retail stores","Small-scale production","Video stores"],"quotes":["Animal grooming and daycare facilities","Animal hospitals and veterinary clinics","Antique stores, charity thrift stores, clothing consignment stores, second hand specialty","Banks","Businesses and professional offices","Child care in a non-residential building or portion of a non-residential building","Commercial schools","Housing units contained in the same building with and in addition to any of the permitted","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Retail stores","Small-scale production","Video stores"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home based businesses","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Home based businesses","Accessory buildings and uses"]},"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","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)."]},"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.","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"],"quotes":["In buildings containing more than 10 housing units, usable open space shall be provided of","not less than ten percent (10%) of the gross residential floor area."]}},"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=289","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-2b/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-2b.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-2b.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}