---
title: "CS-2 zone in New Westminster: Service Station Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: CS-2
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/cs-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/cs-2.json"
---

# CS-2 zone in New Westminster: Service Station Districts

Allow automobile-oriented services and other uses needing larger sites with more outdoor activity and noise.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow automobile-oriented services and other uses needing larger sites with more outdoor activity and noise.
- **Main uses:** Automobile, Truck, Motorcycle and Boat Re-fuelling, Re-charging, Repair, Service, Inspection and Cleaning
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Retail stores; Restaurants
- **Minimum lot area:** 929 m² (10,000 square feet)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the site area above grade level (all principal and accessory buildings in total)
- **Maximum height:** 9.15 metres (30 feet) and two storeys
- **Front setback:** No front setback required
- **Rear setback:** 3.05 metres (10 feet); where the rear setback abuts a lot used for residential purposes, 20% of lot depth but not more than 7.62 metres (25 feet)
- **Interior side setback:** None required; 3.05 metres (10 feet) where the side abuts a lot used exclusively for residential purposes
- **Other rules:** Pump islands must be set back at least 4.57 metres (15 feet) from property lines and landscape setbacks; Restaurants: no drive-in or drive-through, up to 140 square metres (1,500 sq. ft.) of floor area; Repair, service, inspection and cleaning must be fully enclosed in a building; Retail stores may not sell used goods and must be fully enclosed (up to 9.2 square metres of outdoor display)

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 551](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=369) (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/cs-2/_