{"title":"C-6 zone in New Westminster: Central Business Districts (Restricted)","code":"C-6","slug":"c-6","name":"Central Business Districts (Restricted)","group":"Commercial","section":"532","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential uses arranged to reflect the nearby residential single detached area","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential uses arranged to reflect the nearby residential single detached area","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential","uses arranged to reflect the proximity of the adjoining residential single detached area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Art studios","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants (not drive-in or drive-through)","Child care in a non-residential building or portion of a non-residential building","Commercial school","Duplex","Hotels","Multiple dwelling","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public assembly and entertainment use","Retail stores","Single detached dwellings","Small-scale production"],"quotes":["Art studios","Banks","Business and professional offices","Restaurants","Child care in a non-residential building or","Commercial school","Duplex","Hotels","Multiple dwelling","Personal service establishments","Printing and publishing","Public assembly and entertainment use","Retail stores","Single detached dwellings","Small-scale production"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses to permitted principal uses","Home-based businesses"],"quotes":["Accessory uses to permitted principal uses","Home-based businesses"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% of the site area above grade level for all principal buildings","quotes":["All principal buildings, in total, shall not cover more than sixty percent (60%) of the site area","above grade level"]},"max_density":{"value":"Total floor space ratio 5.2; residential portions not more than 2.2","quotes":["The total floor space ratio on any site shall not exceed a floor space ratio of 5.2, provided","purposes shall not exceed a factor of 2.2."]},"max_height":{"value":"30 feet (9.14 metres) or two storeys, whichever is less, in the 'Two Storey Siting Area'; 150 feet (45.72 metres) or 14 storeys, whichever is less, in the 'Fourteen Storey Siting Area' (both shown on Site Plan 1, Appendix B)","quotes":["No building or structure shall be more than 30 feet (9.14 metres) or two storeys in height,","No building or structure shall be more than 150 feet (45.72 metres) or 14 storeys in height,"]},"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 40% 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 forty percent (40%) of the height"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"No rear yard 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 (20% where the rear property line bounds a C-3 District)","quotes":["No rear yard shall be required.","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","bounds a (C-3) District where the minimum setback shall not be less than twenty percent","(20%) of that portion of the building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in height."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No side yard required (if one is provided, 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 (20% where the side property line bounds a C-3 District)","quotes":["No side yard shall be required.","shall be not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) in width.","The portion of any building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in height shall be set back from the","distance of not less than forty percent (40%) of the height of that portion of the building over","bounds a (C-3) District where the minimum setback shall not be less than twenty percent","(20%) of that portion of the building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) in height."]},"other":{"value":["The area marked 'Building Setback' on Site Plan 1 (Appendix B) may not be built on or used commercially and must be landscaped","No loading or unloading between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except behind closed doors in a completely enclosed building","In buildings with more than ten housing units, usable open space of at least ten percent of the gross residential floor area"],"quotes":["No building or structure shall be erected nor any commercial use made of the area","designated and delineated as 'Building Setback' on Site Plan 1, appearing as Appendix B,","No loading or unloading is permitted between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the","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 a"]}},"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=345","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-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}