{"title":"C-8 zone in New Westminster: Columbia Street Historic Comprehensive Development Districts","code":"C-8","slug":"c-8","name":"Columbia Street Historic Comprehensive Development Districts","group":"Commercial","section":"540","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow a mix of pedestrian-oriented commercial, institutional and residential uses supporting Columbia Street as a Historic District.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow a mix of pedestrian-oriented commercial, institutional and residential uses supporting Columbia Street as a Historic District.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow a mix of pedestrian-oriented commercial,","institutional and residential uses supporting the role of Columbia Street as a Historic"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["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","Business and professional offices","Restaurants","Child care","Commercial school","Congregate care, assisted living for seniors","Film, television, and recording studios","Hotels","Live-work unit","Multiple dwelling","Personal service establishments","Private schools","Public assembly and entertainment use","Retail stores","Small-scale brewery or distillery","Small-scale production","Student housing"],"note":"Some uses carry active-use restrictions or use-specific regulations.","quotes":["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","Business and professional offices","Restaurants","Child care","Commercial school","Congregate care, assisted living for seniors","Film, television, and recording studios","Hotels","Live-work unit","Multiple dwelling","Personal service establishments","Private schools","Public assembly and entertainment use","Retail stores","Small-scale brewery or distillery","Small-scale production","Student housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory uses to permitted principal uses","Home-based businesses"],"quotes":["Accessory uses to permitted principal uses","Home-based businesses"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 401 Columbia Street – floors two and three","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 415 Columbia Street – floors two, three and four","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 511 Columbia Street – floor two","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 535 Front Street – floor two","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 554 Columbia Street – floor two","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 28 Sixth Street – floors two, three and four","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 600 Columbia Street – floors four, five and six","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 716 Columbia Street – floors two, three and four","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 660 Columbia Street – floors two and three","Residential use allowed on listed floors of these Heritage Registry buildings: 738 Columbia Street – floors two and three"],"quotes":["401 Columbia Street – floors two and three","415 Columbia Street – floors two, three and four","511 Columbia Street – floor two","535 Front Street – floor two","554 Columbia Street – floor two","28 Sixth Street – floors two, three and four","600 Columbia Street – floors four, five and six","716 Columbia Street – floors two, three and four","660 Columbia Street – floors two and three","738 Columbia Street – floors two and three"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No site coverage limit","quotes":["There are no site coverage limitations."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 5.2 for all purposes; residential 1.2 without bonuses (up to 5.0 with facade, seismic and public open space bonuses)","quotes":["The floor space ratio for all purposes shall not exceed 5.2, and provided that the ground floor","The maximum density permitted shall not exceed a floor space ratio of 1.2 for residential","may be increased to 5.0."]},"max_height":{"value":"Set by the Supplementary Plan 1 height map for the area","quotes":["The height of any building shall not exceed the designated height for the area in which it is","situated as defined and delineated in Supplementary Plan 1, attached to this Section and"]},"setback_front":{"value":"No front yard required","quotes":["No front yard shall be required."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"No rear yard required","quotes":["No rear yard shall be required."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"No side yard required","quotes":["No side yard shall be required."]},"other":{"value":["Residential uses only in a building with non-residential uses, and not on the first storey or below","Rain shelters at least 6 feet (1.83 metres) wide required along retail and personal service frontages","Apartments, row houses and townhouses need usable open space of at least 25% of the site area","Restaurants exclude drive-in and drive-through restaurants"],"quotes":["Residential uses are permitted where contained in the same building with and additional to","any of the non-residential uses, provided that no portion of the first storey or any storey","below this level shall be used for residential purposes except for entrance and passageways","rain shelters of not less than 6 feet (1.83 metres) in width in the form of a","twenty-five percent (25%) of the site area.","Restaurants excludes drive-in restaurants and drive-through restaurants."]}},"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=350","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-8/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-8.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-8.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}