M-4 zone in New Westminster: Limited Industrial Districts

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

In short

Allow industrial uses that are generally compatible with adjoining residential uses.

Zone rules

Purpose	Allow industrial uses that are generally compatible with adjoining residential uses.
Main uses	Animal grooming and Daycare Facilities Animal hospitals and Veterinary Clinics Assembly and finishing of business and office equipment, electronic instruments, household appliances, radios and televisions, and small electrical equipment Auction rooms Automotive repair within a fully enclosed building (no auto wrecking) Clay and clay products Dyeing, cleaning and laundries Frozen food lockers Health service centre, reducing salons, steam baths Laboratories, scientific and research Manufacturing of food and beverage products Office buildings, storage buildings and storage yards for trade contractors Printing, publishing and bookbinding, blueprinting and photostatting, lithography, engraving, stereotyping and other similar reproduction processes Processing and light manufacturing within a fully enclosed building Professional offices Retail building supply establishments Retail sale, rental and repair of tools and small equipment such as chainsaws, hand and edge tools, lawn mowers, rototillers and auto parts and accessories Saw sharpening and filing Warehousing, wholesaling and indoor storage
Maximum height	30 feet (9.14 metres) and two storeys
Front setback	20 feet (6.10 metres)
Rear setback	None required, except where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated from it by a street or lane: 20% of site depth but not more than 25 feet (7.62 metres), plus an 8 foot (2.44 metre) fence or solid evergreen hedge on the rear property line
Interior side setback	None required, except 5 feet (1.52 metres) where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated from it by a street or lane, plus an 8 foot (2.44 metre) fence or solid evergreen hedge on the side property line
Street side setback	5 feet (1.52 metres) where the site abuts an (R) District lot or is separated from it by a street or lane
Other rules	All uses must be reasonably compatible with adjoining residential uses

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 6680, 2001 (consolidated as of June 8, 2026), s. 740 (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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