---
title: "CW-1 zone in New Westminster: Commercial Waterfront Districts"
place: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/new-westminster
zone: CW-1
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/cw-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning/cw-1.json"
---

# CW-1 zone in New Westminster: Commercial Waterfront Districts

Allow marina and associated waterfront uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Allow marina and associated waterfront uses.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory buildings and uses; Accessory office space for any of the above uses
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% of the site area (all buildings, floats or wharves in total)
- **Maximum height:** 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Front setback:** 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Rear setback:** 25 feet (7.62 metres)
- **Interior side setback:** 15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side; 10 feet (3.05 metres) where the site abuts a dyke reserve
- **Street side setback:** 25 feet (7.62 metres) where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated from it by a street or lane
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 570](https://www.newwestcity.ca/database/files/library/Complete_Zoning_Bylaw_No._6680_2001___As_of_June_8_2026(1%29.pdf#page=378) (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/cw-1/_