{"title":"C-3A zone in New Westminster: Community Commercial Districts (High Rise)","code":"C-3A","slug":"c-3a","name":"Community Commercial Districts (High Rise)","group":"Commercial","section":"515","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-site high-rise commercial and mixed use development including pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses and multi-family residential","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-site high-rise commercial and mixed use development including pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses and multi-family residential","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow for small-site high rise commercial and mixed use","development including pedestrian-oriented commercial businesses and multi-family"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Accessory Recycling Return Centre (in accordance with Section 170.14)","Animal grooming and Daycare Facilities","Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants and drive-through restaurants","Child care in non-residential building or portion of non-residential building","Commercial schools","Funeral parlours","Hotels","Housing units in a building with a permitted non-residential use (not on the street-level first storey or below)","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public assembly and entertainment use","Public transportation depots","Retail sale of new automobile parts and accessories","Retail stores","Small-scale production","Art Studios","Taxi offices","Video stores"],"quotes":["Accessory Recycling Return Centre, in accordance with Section 170.14 of this Bylaw;","Animal grooming and Daycare Facilities;","Animal Hospitals and Veterinary Clinics;","Banks;","Business and professional offices;","Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants and drive-through restaurants","Child care in non-residential building or portion of non-residential building","Commercial schools","Funeral parlours","Hotels","Housing units contained in a building with and additional to any of the permitted non-","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public assembly and entertainment use;","Public transportation depots","Retail sale of new automobile parts and accessories","Retail stores","Small-scale production","Art Studios","Taxi offices","Video stores"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home based business","Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Home based business","Accessory buildings and uses"]},"max_density":{"value":"Non-residential: floor space ratio 1.0. Residential: floor space ratio 2.40 for the first 9,000 square feet (836.10 square metres) of site, plus 0.015 for each additional 100 square feet (9.29 square metres), with increases for parking under or in the building and for residential site coverage under 50%; residential FSR not more than 4.0; maximum units set by site-size table (34 units for 9,000 to 10,000 sq ft up to 69 units for 19,000 to 20,000 sq ft)","quotes":["The total floor space ratio on any site used for non-residential purposes shall not exceed a","factor of 1.0.","The maximum density for the first 9,000 square feet (836.10 square metres) of floor space","shall be 2.40 provided that for each 100 square feet (9.29 square metres) of site in excess of","a factor of 0.015.","The maximum floor space ratio for the residential use shall not exceed 4.0.","percent (50%), and there is no other use on any floor occupied by this residential portion of","9,000 836.10 10,000 929.00 34","19,000 1,765.10 20,000 1,858.00 69"]},"setback_front":{"value":"No front yard required; the part of a building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) high must be set back from the centre line of the fronting street at least 30% of the height of that portion","quotes":["No front yard shall be required.","The portion of any building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in height shall be set back from the","centre line of the fronting street a distance of not less than thirty percent (30%) of the height"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"When the site abuts a lot in an (R) District: 20% of the site depth, not more than 25 feet (7.62 metres) required; the part of a building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) high must be set back at least 40% of the height of that portion","quotes":["When a site abuts a lot in an (R) District, 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).","The portion of any building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in height shall be set back from the","rear property line a distance of not less than forty percent (40%) of the height of that portion"]},"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 up to 40 feet (12.19 metres), plus 20% of the part over 40 feet; if a side yard is provided where not required, at least 10 feet (3.05 metres); the part of a building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) high must be set back at least 40% of the height of that portion","quotes":["No side yard shall be required except that:","a side yard shall be provided of a width of not less than forty percent (40%) of the","height of the building up to a height of 40 feet (12.19 metres) plus twenty percent","(20%) of the height of that portion of the building over 40 feet (12.19 metres).","side yard shall not be less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) in width.","distance of not less than forty percent (40%) of the height of than portion of the building","The portion of any building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in height shall be set back from the"]},"other":{"value":["Where there is more than one principal building, the distance between buildings must be at least 20 feet (6.10 metres) plus 20% of their combined heights","In buildings with more than ten housing units, usable open space of at least 10% of the gross residential floor area"],"quotes":["shall not be less than 20 feet (6.10 metres) plus an","amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the combined heights of the relevant buildings,","In buildings containing more than ten 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=318","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-3a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-3a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-3a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}