---
title: "CM zone in District of North Vancouver: Cemetery Zone"
place: District of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/north-vancouver-district
zone: CM
bylaw: District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/cm/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/zoning/cm.json"
---

# CM zone in District of North Vancouver: Cemetery Zone

Uses related to the reduction of the human body and the interment of human remains.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Uses related to the reduction of the human body and the interment of human remains.
- **Main uses:** cemetery
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** administration office; caretaker’s residence; chapel; funeral home; maintenance buildings/storage space; mortuary (The accessory list is not necessarily limited to these uses.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 10% of the lot (excluding niche walls and similar ornamental walls used for interment)
- **Maximum height:** 12m (40ft.) excluding fencing and where exempted under Section 407
- **Other rules:** 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.

## Source

- [District of North Vancouver Zoning Bylaw, 1965 (Bylaw 3210), consolidated for convenience, document updated October 2026, s. 1100](https://docs.dnv.org/documents/bylaw-3210.pdf#page=943) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in District of North Vancouver: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/north-vancouver-district/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/north-vancouver-district/zoning/cm/_