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title: "C-4 zone in New Westminster: Downtown Mixed Use Districts (High Density)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: C-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-4.json"
---

# C-4 zone in New Westminster: Downtown Mixed Use Districts (High Density)

Mixed use development at a high density, with an opportunity to increase density if amenity requirements are met

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mixed use development at a high density, with an opportunity to increase density if amenity requirements are met
- **Main uses:** 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); Child care; Commercial school; Congregate housing; Duplex; Government institutions including educational and judicial facilities; Hotels; Live-work unit; Marinas; Multiple dwelling; Personal service establishments; Printing and publishing; Public assembly and entertainment uses; Public transportation depots; Public utilities; Retail sale of automobiles, and servicing of automobiles (fully enclosed within a building); Retail stores; Single detached dwellings (to RS-1 standards); Small-scale brewery or distillery; Small-scale production; Taxi offices; Video stores (Residential uses are only allowed at grade level in areas not designated 'Mixed-Use High Density' or 'Columbia Historic Mixed-Use' in the Downtown Community Plan, except for entrances. Duplexes follow RT-1 rules.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses to permitted principal uses; Accessory Recycling Return Centre; Child care in accordance with Section 170.13; Home based businesses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No maximum site coverage
- **Maximum density:** Overall base density 5.2 FSR; base residential density 1.2 FSR for sites under 836 square metres, a formula between 836 and 2,122 square metres, and 3.0 FSR for sites over 2,122 square metres; with a (DB) bonus, up to 3.0, 4.0 or 5.2 FSR residential depending on the Downtown Community Plan designation (overall bonus density not more than 5.2 FSR)
- **Maximum height:** 40 feet (12.19 metres), or the height shown on the map in section 190.49.5, whichever is more; with a (DB) bonus, up to 100 feet (30.48 metres) or 240 feet (73.15 metres)
- **Front setback:** No front yard setback required
- **Rear setback:** No rear yard setback required
- **Interior side setback:** No side yard setback required
- **Other rules:** For multiple dwellings, usable open space of at least ten percent of the gross residential floor area and at least 25% of the site area; Retail sale of automobiles, parts and accessories and servicing of automobiles must be fully enclosed within a building; The (DB) bonus density and height apply only to properties zoned C-4(DB) that meet the Amenity Density Bonus requirements

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 520](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=322) (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-4/_