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CW-1 zone in New Westminster: Commercial Waterfront Districts

New Westminster, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Allow marina and associated waterfront uses.

Zone rules

PurposeAllow 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 coverage40% of the site area (all buildings, floats or wharves in total)
Maximum height25 feet (7.62 metres)
Front setback25 feet (7.62 metres)
Rear setback25 feet (7.62 metres)
Interior side setback15 feet (4.57 metres) on each side; 10 feet (3.05 metres) where the site abuts a dyke reserve
Street side setback25 feet (7.62 metres) where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated from it by a street or lane
Other rulesTrailer 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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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