{"title":"CR-3 zone in White Rock: West Beach Business Area Commercial / Residential Zone","code":"CR-3","slug":"cr-3","name":"West Beach Business Area Commercial / Residential Zone","group":"Mixed use","section":"6.14","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Commercial and multi-unit residential uses in the West Beach Business area","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Commercial and multi-unit residential uses in the West Beach Business area","quotes":["The intent of this zone is to accommodate commercial and multi-unit residential uses in the West","Beach Business area."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Retail service group 1 uses","Licensed establishments (liquor primary, food primary, agent store, u-brew, u-vin)","Hotel","Medical or dental clinic","Multi-unit residential use"],"note":"Uses are permitted in one or more principal buildings.","quotes":["1) retail service group 1 uses;","2) licensed establishments, including liquor primary, food primary, agent store, u-brew","3) hotel;","4) medical or dental clinic;","5) multi-unit residential use in conjunction with not more than one of the following"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Home occupation (with multi-unit residential)","Boarding use (with multi-unit residential)","One-, two- or three-unit residential use above retail service group 1 uses"],"quotes":["a) accessory home occupation in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3.;","b) accessory boarding use in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.4.","6) a one-unit residential use, a two-unit residential use, or a three-unit residential use"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"534.2 m²","quotes":["Lot area 534.2m² (5,750.5ft²)"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"15.24 m (lot depth 35.0 m)","quotes":["Lot width 15.24m (50.0ft)","Lot depth 35.0m (115.0ft)"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"75% per fee-simple lot","quotes":["1) Maximum lot coverage per fee-simple lot is 75%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area of all uses up to 1.75 times the lot area","quotes":["1) Maximum gross floor area (GFA) of all uses shall be 1.75 times the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.3 metres, measured from the roof peak to the lesser of natural grade at the mid-point of the lowest side or 0.5 m above the average top of curb of the lowest street frontage","quotes":["1) Principal buildings shall not exceed a height of 11.3 metres (37.1 feet) measured as","the vertical distance from the roof peak to the lessor of either the natural grade","than 0.5m (1.64ft) above the average height at the top of curb for the lowest street"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Structures 4.0 m","quotes":["2) Structures shall not exceed a height of 4.0m."]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Front lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) Not permitted *"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"1.5 m next to a lot zoned only for residential use","quotes":["Interior side lot line or rear lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) 3.0m (9.84ft)"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 m next to a lot zoned only for residential use","quotes":["Interior side lot line or rear lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) 3.0m (9.84ft)"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) 3.0m (9.84ft)"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Structures: exterior side 3.0 m; interior side or rear 3.0 m next to a lot zoned only for residential use; not permitted in the front yard (patios and awnings are allowed)","quotes":["Exterior side lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) 3.0m (9.84ft)","Interior side lot line or rear lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) 3.0m (9.84ft)","Front lot line 1.5m (4.92ft) Not permitted *","3) * notwithstanding sub-sections 6.14.6 and 6.14.7 (2), patios and awnings are permitted"]},"other":{"value":["Principal buildings set back no more than 2.5 m from Marine Drive, where applicable","Ancillary buildings are not permitted","Structures at least 3.0 m from a principal building"],"quotes":["(8.2ft) from Marine Drive, where applicable.","1) ancillary buildings shall not be permitted.","2) structures shall not be sited less than 3.0m from a principal building on the same lot."]}},"bylaw":{"title":"White Rock Zoning Bylaw, 2024, No. 2506 (consolidated as of June 2026)","url":"https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated for convenience only; the City does not warrant that the consolidation is current."},"source_url":"https://www.whiterockcity.ca/DocumentCenter/View/8003/Zoning-Bylaw-2024-No-2506-Adopted-June-27-2024#page=83","place":{"path":"ca/bc/white-rock","name":"White Rock","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/cr-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/cr-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/cr-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/white-rock/zoning/index.json"}}