{"title":"CM-1 zone in New Westminster: Commercial Industrial Districts","code":"CM-1","slug":"cm-1","name":"Commercial Industrial Districts","group":"Commercial","section":"562","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow commercial industrial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow commercial industrial uses.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow commercial industrial uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Child Care","Education uses including commercial and trade schools, public schools, private schools, kindergartens, child care schools and child nurseries","Light manufacturing and repair uses (printing, publishing, bakeries, furniture manufacturing, sheet metal works and similar)","Office uses including banks, business and professional offices, laboratories","Public assembly and entertainment uses","Public utility and communication uses including ambulance headquarters, public transportation depots, radio and television studios, public utilities","Retail uses including antique stores, auction houses, pet shops, restaurants, retail stores, new vehicle sales lots; excludes gasoline service stations","Storage and warehouse uses including warehousing and wholesale businesses"],"quotes":["Child Care","Education uses including commercial and trade schools, public schools, private schools,","kindergartens, child care schools and child nurseries","Light manufacturing and repair uses including printing, publishing, bookbinding,","Office uses including banks, business and professional offices, laboratories","Public assembly and entertainment uses","Public utility and communication uses including ambulance headquarters, public","Retail uses including antique stores, auction houses, boat or trailer showrooms and sales,","but excludes gasoline service stations","Storage and warehouse uses including feed and seed storage, poultry (dressed), whole and","warehousing, wholesale businesses"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the site (all principal buildings in total)","quotes":["All principal buildings in total shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the site."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor space ratio 0.75","quotes":["The floor space ratio shall not exceed a factor of 0.75."]},"max_height":{"value":"Six storeys or 80 feet (24.38 metres), whichever is less","quotes":["Height of a building shall not exceed six storeys nor 80 feet (24.38 metres), whichever is"]},"setback_front":{"value":"10 feet (3.05 metres) adjacent to open paved areas; 25 feet (7.62 metres) from any building or structure","quotes":["not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) adjacent to open paved areas;","not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres) from any building or structure."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"10 feet (3.05 metres); where the site abuts an (R) District lot, 20% of site depth but not more than 25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) except that where a site","abuts a lot in an (R) District such rear yard shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the","depth of the site but need not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"None required, except where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated by a street or lane (40% of building height up to 40 feet, plus 20% of height over 40 feet); any side yard provided must be at least 10 feet (3.05 metres)","quotes":["No side yards shall be required except that:","where a site abuts a lot in an (R) District or is separated therefrom by a street or lane,","side yard shall not be less than 10 feet (3.05 metres) in width."]},"other":{"value":["The portion of a building over 30 feet (9.14 metres) high must be set back at least 30% of that portion's height from the street centre line (front), and 40% from rear and side lines"],"quotes":["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 thirty percent (30%) of the","rear property line a distance of not less than forty percent (40%) of the height of that portion","side property line or the centre line of a street or lane parallel to the side property line 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=375","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/cm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/cm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/cm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}