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title: "CR-1 zone in White Rock: Town Centre Area Commercial / Residential Zone"
place: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/white-rock
zone: CR-1
bylaw: White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/cr-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/cr-1.json"
---

# CR-1 zone in White Rock: Town Centre Area Commercial / Residential Zone

Mix of residential, commercial, cultural and civic uses supporting walkable daily needs; the City's pedestrian and transit-focused growth area with the greatest concentration of employment uses

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Mix of residential, commercial, cultural and civic uses supporting walkable daily needs; the City's pedestrian and transit-focused growth area with the greatest concentration of employment uses
- **Main uses:** Retail service group 1 uses; Licensed establishments (liquor primary, food primary, liquor store, agent store, u-brew, u-vin, licensed manufacturer); Hotel; Civic use; Medical or dental clinic; Multi-unit residential use; Adult entertainment use (with conditions) (Uses are permitted in one or more principal buildings.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home occupation with a multi-unit residential use (no clients accessing the building in person); One-unit residential use accessory to retail service group 1 use, on the storeys above it
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Cannabis store at 1478 Johnston Road (West Half Lot 2 Except: The West 7 Feet; Section 11 Township 1 New Westminster District Plan 8096)
- **Minimum lot area:** 548.64 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m (lot depth 30.48 m); adult entertainment use needs at least 45 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 65% per fee simple lot; on a lot over 3,035 m², impermeable materials up to 90% of the lot
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 1.75 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 10.7 m; up to 13.7 m and four storeys if set back at least 7.0 m from the Johnston Road lot line and the top storey is set back at least 2.0 m
- **Front setback:** 15.24 m from the street centreline where abutting Johnston Road; 3.0 m otherwise
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (abutting a street); 0.0 m (abutting a lane or another lot)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 15.24 m from the street centreline where abutting Johnston Road; 3.0 m otherwise
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Structures: front, exterior side and interior side 0.0 m (see section 6.12.7); not permitted at the rear
- **Other rules:** At least 50% of dwelling units in a multi-unit residential building must be adaptable housing units; Above 13.7 m next to another CR-1 or CD lot, the upper part must be at least 12.2 m from the lot line; Ancillary buildings are not permitted

## Source

- [White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026), s. 6.12](https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=77) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in White Rock: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/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/white-rock/zoning/cr-1/_