---
title: "C-6 zone in New Westminster: Central Business Districts (Restricted)"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: C-6
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-6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-6.json"
---

# C-6 zone in New Westminster: Central Business Districts (Restricted)

Pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential uses arranged to reflect the nearby residential single detached area

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Pedestrian-oriented commercial and residential uses arranged to reflect the nearby residential single detached area
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses to permitted principal uses; Home-based businesses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% of the site area above grade level for all principal buildings
- **Maximum density:** Total floor space ratio 5.2; residential portions not more than 2.2
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **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 40% 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 at least 40% of the height of that portion (20% where the rear property line bounds a C-3 District)
- **Interior side setback:** 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)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 532](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=345) (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-6/_