{"title":"CW-1 zone in New Westminster: Commercial Waterfront Districts","code":"CW-1","slug":"cw-1","name":"Commercial Waterfront Districts","group":"Commercial","section":"570","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Allow marina and associated waterfront uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Allow marina and associated waterfront uses.","quotes":["The intent of this district is to allow marina and associated waterfront uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants and drive-through restaurants","Clubs","Construction of pleasure vessels of less than 30 feet (9.14 metres) in length, in a fully enclosed building","Dry land storage facilities for pleasure vessels of less than 30 feet (9.14 metres) in length","Launching ramps","Marinas, Class A and Class B (no more than 10% of moorage spaces used for live-aboards)","Repair facilities for pleasure vessels","Retail sales of marine equipment for pleasure vessels","Retail sales of pleasure vessels of less than 30 feet (9.14 metres) in length","Retail sales of sport fishing equipment and supplies"],"quotes":["Restaurants, excluding drive-in restaurants and drive-through restaurants","Clubs","Construction of pleasure vessels of less than 30 feet (9.14 metres) in length provided that","Dry land storage facilities for pleasure vessels of less than 30 feet (9.14 metres) in length","Launching ramps","Marinas, Class A and Class B, in accordance with Appendix C of this Bylaw provided that","Repair facilities for pleasure vessels","Retail sales of marine equipment for pleasure vessels","Retail sales of pleasure vessels of less than 30 feet (9.14 metres) in length","Retail sales of sport fishing equipment and supplies"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory buildings and uses","Accessory office space for any of the above uses"],"quotes":["Accessory buildings and uses","Accessory office space for any of the above uses"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% of the site area (all buildings, floats or wharves in total)","quotes":["All buildings, floats or wharves in total shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the"]},"max_height":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["The height of a building shall not exceed 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_front":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A front yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres)","quotes":["A rear yard shall be provided of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres)."]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side; 10 feet (3.05 metres) where the site abuts a dyke reserve","quotes":["A side yard having a width of 15 feet (4.57 metres) shall be provided on each side of the site","b) where a site abuts a dyke reserve, a side yard shall be provided of not less than 10"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"25 feet (7.62 metres) where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated from it by a street or lane","quotes":["where a site abuts a lot in an (R) District or is separated therefrom by a street or lane,","a side yard shall be provided of a width of not less than 25 feet (7.62 metres);"]},"other":{"value":["Trailer parking spaces 9 feet by 40 feet are required if a launching ramp is installed, and ramp use is limited to the number of those spaces"],"quotes":["where a launching ramp is installed for launching boats from trailers, trailer parking spaces","shall be provided with a width of 9 feet (2.74 metres) and a length of 40 feet (12.19 metres)"]}},"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=378","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/cw-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/cw-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/cw-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/index.json"}}