---
title: "C-4B zone in New Westminster: Central Business Districts (Restricted)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: C-4B
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-4b/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-4b.json"
---

# C-4B zone in New Westminster: Central Business Districts (Restricted)

An interpretative centre and related facilities

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** An interpretative centre and related facilities
- **Main uses:** Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants and drive-through restaurants; Child care in accordance with Section 170.13; Marinas; Museums, art galleries, civic buildings, aquariums, concert halls; Offices; Public assembly and entertainment use; Small-scale brewery or distillery; Small-scale production
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No site coverage limit
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 1.2
- **Maximum height:** 60 feet (18.29 metres) above datum
- **Front setback:** No front yard required
- **Rear setback:** No rear yard required
- **Interior side setback:** No side yard required, except a building over 50 feet (15.24 metres) high: that portion must be set back at least 15 feet (4.57 metres) plus 15% of the part over 50 feet
- **Other rules:** Where a building is over 50 feet (15.24 metres) high, its width above that height is limited to 15% of the site perimeter; Retail and personal service uses must have street-front rain shelters (canopy or arcade) at least 6 feet (1.83 metres) wide

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 522](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=333) (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-4b/_