Coquitlam zoning: find your zone and what it allows
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.
Zoning map
AgriculturalResidentialMixed useCommercialIndustrialPublicComprehensive development
Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.
Zoning shown from the City of Coquitlam's QtheMap data, downloaded 2026-11-07. The City says Schedule A (Zoning Maps) is a consolidated copy and to use QtheMap for up-to-date zoning information.
Zones in Coquitlam
From Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026). The City says this consolidated copy is for convenience only and is not an official copy. It is published as separate PDFs per part (Parts 1-22); no zone parts exist for 9, 11 and 14. Schedule A (zoning maps) points to QtheMap. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.
Agricultural zones
Residential zones
- RS-2 Rural Residential
- R-1 Small-Scale Residential
- R-2 Compact Small-Scale Residential
- R-3 Transitional Small-Scale Residential
- R-4 Intensive Small-Scale Residential
- RTM-1 Street-Oriented Village Home Residential
- RT-2 Townhouse Residential
- RMH-1 Mobile Home Park
- RM-1 Two-Storey Low Density Apartment Residential
- RM-2 Three-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential
- RA-1 Medium-Density Residential
- RA-2 Transit-Oriented Medium-Density Residential
- RA-3 High-Density Residential
- RS-1 One-Family Residential
- RS-3 One-Family Residential
- RS-4 One-Family Compact Residential
- RT-1 Infill Residential
- RT-3 Multiplex Residential
- RM-3 Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential
- RM-4 Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential
- RM-4A Multi-Storey High-Density Apartment Residential
- RM-5 Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential
- RM-6 Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential
Mixed use zones
- MU-1 Medium-Density Mixed-Use
- MU-2 High-Density Mixed-Use
- MU-3 Transit-Oriented Mixed-Use
- MU-4 Urban Centre Mixed-Use
Commercial zones
- C-1 Local Commercial
- C-2 General Commercial
- C-6 Casino Commercial
- CS-1 Service Commercial
- SS-1 Service Station Commercial
- B-1 Business Enterprise
Industrial zones
Public zones
- P-1 Civic Institutional
- P-2 Special Institutional
- P-3 Special Recreation
- P-4 Special Care Institutional
- P-5 Special Park
Comprehensive development zones
- CD-1 Comprehensive Development Zone-1
- CD-2 Comprehensive Development Zone-2
- CD-3 Comprehensive Development Zone-3
- CD-4 Comprehensive Development Zone-4
- CD-5 Comprehensive Development Zone-5
- CD-6 Comprehensive Development Zone-6
- CD-7 Comprehensive Development Zone-7
- CD-8 Comprehensive Development Zone-8
- CD-9 Comprehensive Development Zone-9
- CD-10 Comprehensive Development Zone-10
- CD-11 Comprehensive Development Zone-11
- CD-12 Comprehensive Development Zone-12
- CD-13 Comprehensive Development Zone-13
- CD-14 Comprehensive Development Zone-14
- CD-15 Comprehensive Development Zone-15
- CD-16 Comprehensive Development Zone-16
- CD-17 Comprehensive Development Zone-17
- CD-18 Comprehensive Development Zone-18
- CD-19 Comprehensive Development Zone-19
- CD-20 Comprehensive Development Zone-20
- CD-21 Comprehensive Development Zone-21
- CD-22 Comprehensive Development Zone-22
- CD-23 Comprehensive Development Zone-23
- CD-25 Comprehensive Development Zone-25
- CD-26 Comprehensive Development Zone-26
- CD-27 Comprehensive Development Zone-27
- CD-28 Comprehensive Development Zone-28
- CD-29 Comprehensive Development Zone-29
- CD-30 Comprehensive Development Zone-30
- CD-31 Comprehensive Development Zone-31
- CD-32 Comprehensive Development Zone-32
- CD-33 Comprehensive Development Zone-33
- CD-34 Comprehensive Development Zone-34
- CD-36 Comprehensive Development Zone-36
- CD-37 Comprehensive Development Zone-37
- CD-38 Comprehensive Development Zone-38
- CD-40 Comprehensive Development Zone-40
- CD-42 Comprehensive Development Zone-42
- CD-44 Comprehensive Development Zone-44
- CD-46 Comprehensive Development Zone-46
- CD-47 Comprehensive Development Zone-47
- CD-50 Comprehensive Development Zone-50
- CD-53 Comprehensive Development Zone-53
- CD-54 Comprehensive Development Zone-54
- CD-55 Comprehensive Development Zone-55
- CD-56 Comprehensive Development Zone-56
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.Zoning Bylaw, intro; City Maps (QtheMap), What is QtheMap · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingQtheMap 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 - 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. |
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| 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.Zoning Bylaw, intro · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThis 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. |
| 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.Rezonings and Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments, City Zoning Bylaw · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingThe 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. |
| Contact | Development Planning, City of Coquitlam: 604-927-3430, or by email through the City's Rezonings page.Rezonings and Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingContact Development Planning by email or call 604-927-3430 |
| Bylaw | City of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996Zoning Bylaw 3000, Parts 1 and 2, s. 101 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06Official wordingCity of Coquitlam Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 |
How it works
Every property in the City of Coquitlam is covered by Zoning Bylaw 3000. 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
- 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.
- Open the Zoning Bylaw page and read the part for your zone.
- 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.
Official forms and pages
The same question in other places
Port Coquitlam · Port Moody · Belcarra · Anmore · New Westminster · Burnaby
Sources
- Zoning Bylaw, City of Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
- City Maps (QtheMap), City of Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
- Rezonings and Zoning Bylaw Text Amendments, City of Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
- Zoning Bylaw 3000, Parts 1 and 2 (PDF), City of Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
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