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title: "C-8 zone in New Westminster: Columbia Street Historic Comprehensive Development Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: C-8
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-8/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/c-8.json"
---

# C-8 zone in New Westminster: Columbia Street Historic Comprehensive Development Districts

Allow a mix of pedestrian-oriented commercial, institutional and residential uses supporting Columbia Street as a Historic District.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow a mix of pedestrian-oriented commercial, institutional and residential uses supporting Columbia Street as a Historic District.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Some uses carry active-use restrictions or use-specific regulations.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory uses to permitted principal uses; Home-based businesses
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No site coverage limit
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** Set by the Supplementary Plan 1 height map for the area
- **Front setback:** No front yard required
- **Rear setback:** No rear yard required
- **Interior side setback:** No side yard required
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 540](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=350) (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-8/_