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title: "C-5 zone in New Westminster: Community Commercial Districts (Restricted)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: C-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in New Westminster: Community Commercial Districts (Restricted)

Pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential uses, including hotels and charitable casinos

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential uses, including hotels and charitable casinos
- **Main uses:** Child care in a non-residential building or portion of a non-residential building; Hotels; Housing units contained in a building not less than four storeys in height; Libraries; Business and professional office; Public assembly and entertainment uses; Small-scale production; Uses customarily incidental to the above, such as personal service establishments and restaurants, where they occupy no more than 50% of the ground floor
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home based businesses; Accessory buildings and uses
- **Maximum density:** Total floor space ratio 5.2; residential portions not more than 3.0
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** No rear yard required; the part of a building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) high must be set back from the rear property line (or centre line of a lane or street behind) at least 30% of the height of that portion
- **Interior side setback:** 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 30% of the height of that portion
- **Other rules:** In buildings with more than 10 housing units, usable open space of at least ten percent of the gross residential floor area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 531](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=342) (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-5/_