--- title: "Coquitlam zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?" place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: City of Coquitlam sources_read: 2026-11-05 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Coquitlam zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it? **Short answer:** Look up your lot on QtheMap, the City of Coquitlam's interactive map, using the Designated Land Use and Zoning layer. Then read your zone in Zoning Bylaw 3000. Development Planning, 604-927-3430, can answer questions. **Who handles it:** Municipal (City of Coquitlam, https://www.coquitlam.ca) **Where:** - Online: Zoning Bylaw page, https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw - Online: City Maps (QtheMap and its Help Guide), https://www.coquitlam.ca/701/City-Maps - Phone: Development Planning, 604-927-3430 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Use QtheMap, the City's interactive map: search by address and turn on the Designated Land Use and Zoning layer; it also shows development permit areas and property information. The City says to use it, not the posted zoning maps (Schedule A), for up-to-date zoning. A QtheMap Help Guide is on the City Maps page. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, intro](https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw) - Official wording: "QtheMap is an interactive web-based tool that allows you to look up zoning, development permit areas and subdivision activity, property information, designated land use and much more." … "Zoning Maps - Please use QtheMap for up to date zoning information" - Source: [City Maps (QtheMap), What is QtheMap](https://www.coquitlam.ca/701/City-Maps) - Official wording: "- Address search - Property Information" … "Designated Land Use and Zoning" … "If you have any questions about QtheMap please refer to the QtheMap Help Guide (PDF) or email QtheMap." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 and amending bylaws. The City's online consolidated copy is for convenience only (not official) and was updated as of July 27, 2026; the Schedule A zoning maps copy was updated July 6, 2026. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw, intro](https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw) - Official wording: "This consolidated copy of the Zoning Bylaw (Zoning Bylaw 3000, 1996 and amending Bylaws) is for convenience only and is not an official copy." … "This copy was updated as of July 27, 2026." … "This copy was updated July 6, 2026." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **What the zone controls:** Permitted uses, development density, siting of buildings, building heights, lot coverage, minimum off-street parking and loading spaces, and other items. - Source: [Rezonings and Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments, City Zoning Bylaw](https://www.coquitlam.ca/260/Rezonings-Zoning-Bylaw-Text-Amendments) - Official wording: "The Zoning Bylaw regulates the specific permitted uses, development density, siting of buildings, building heights, lot coverage, minimum amounts of off-street parking and loading spaces, as well as other items." - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Contact:** Development Planning, City of Coquitlam: 604-927-3430, or by email through the City's Rezonings page. - Source: [Rezonings and Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments](https://www.coquitlam.ca/260/Rezonings-Zoning-Bylaw-Text-Amendments) - Official wording: "Contact Development Planning by email or call 604-927-3430" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 - **Bylaw:** City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 - Source: [Zoning Bylaw 3000, Parts 1 and 2, s. 101](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1166) - Official wording: "City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06 ## How it works Every property in the City of Coquitlam is covered by [Zoning Bylaw 3000](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1166). Your zone controls permitted uses, development density, siting of buildings, building heights, lot coverage, minimum off-street parking and loading spaces, and other items. ## Steps 1. Open QtheMap, search your address and turn on the Designated Land Use and Zoning layer. It also shows development permit areas and property information. A QtheMap Help Guide is on the City Maps page. 2. Open the Zoning Bylaw page and read the part for your zone. 3. Call Development Planning at 604-927-3430, or email through the City's Rezonings page, to confirm what applies to your lot. ## Good to know - The City says to use QtheMap, not the posted zoning maps (Schedule A), for up-to-date zoning. - The City's online consolidated bylaw copy is for convenience only and is not the official copy. It was updated as of July 27, 2026; the Schedule A zoning maps copy was updated July 6, 2026. ## Zones 87 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)](https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw (parts and schedules)](https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw) - [City Maps](https://www.coquitlam.ca/701/City-Maps) ## Related questions - [Coquitlam secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/secondary-suite.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [Port Coquitlam](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning-lookup.md) - [Port Moody](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning-lookup.md) - [Belcarra](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning-lookup.md) - [Anmore](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning-lookup.md) - [New Westminster](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning-lookup.md) - [Burnaby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Zoning Bylaw, City of Coquitlam](https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw) (read 2026-11-05) - [City Maps (QtheMap), City of Coquitlam](https://www.coquitlam.ca/701/City-Maps) (read 2026-11-05) - [Rezonings and Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments, City of Coquitlam](https://www.coquitlam.ca/260/Rezonings-Zoning-Bylaw-Text-Amendments) (read 2026-11-05) - [Zoning Bylaw 3000, Parts 1 and 2 (PDF), City of Coquitlam](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1166) (read 2026-11-05) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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