{"title":"CM zone in District of North Vancouver: Cemetery Zone","code":"CM","slug":"cm","name":"Cemetery Zone","group":"Public","section":"1100","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Uses related to the reduction of the human body and the interment of human remains.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Uses related to the reduction of the human body and the interment of human remains.","quotes":["The intent of the Cemetery Zone is to accommodate uses related to the reduction of the human","body and the interment of human remains."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["cemetery"],"quotes":["cemetery"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["administration office","caretaker’s residence","chapel","funeral home","maintenance buildings/storage space","mortuary"],"note":"The accessory list is not necessarily limited to these uses.","quotes":["administration office","caretaker’s residence","chapel","funeral home","maintenance buildings/storage space","mortuary"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"10% of the lot (excluding niche walls and similar ornamental walls used for interment)","quotes":["used for interment purposes shall not exceed a building coverage of 10% of the","Buildings and structures, excluding niche walls and similar ornamental walls"]},"max_height":{"value":"12m (40ft.) excluding fencing and where exempted under Section 407","quotes":["shall not exceed a height of 12m (40ft.) excluding"]},"other":{"value":["Buildings and structures must be set back from property lines a distance equal to their height.","Niche walls, columbaria or similar ornamental structures must be set back at least 1.52m (5ft.) from all property lines."],"quotes":["Buildings and structures shall be setback from property lines a minimum distance","equal to the height of the building or structure except in the case of:","niche walls, columbaria or similar ornamental structures which shall be","setback a minimum of 1.52m (5ft.) from all property lines; and"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026","url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; certified copies of the original bylaws prevail. The R1 and R2 zones (Section 525, Bylaw 8799) are listed in the consolidation's zone table but their regulations are published in a separate District document, so those two zones carry their own source_url. The zoning guide for Section 525 is saved after the main bylaw in text.txt. Comprehensive Development zones that are repealed, abandoned or defeated are not listed."},"source_url":"https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=943","place":{"path":"ca/bc/north-vancouver-district","name":"District of North Vancouver","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/cm/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/cm.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/cm.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/index.json"}}