{"title":"A-3 zone in Coquitlam: Agricultural and Resource","code":"A-3","slug":"a-3","name":"Agricultural and Resource","group":"Agricultural","section":"801","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural and resource uses plus limited residential uses on large acreage lots; keeping of animals is provided for.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural and resource uses plus limited residential uses on large acreage lots; keeping of animals is provided for.","quotes":["This zone provides for agricultural and resource uses as well as limited residential uses","on large acreage lots. Provision is made for the keeping of animals."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural","Resource","Single-detached dwelling","Boarding","Industrial (stone and concrete products only)","Public Service"],"note":"Boarding is only with a single-detached dwelling (max four boarders) and not on lots under 8.1 hectares; industrial and some other conditions apply.","quotes":["(a) Agricultural;","(b) Resource, as limited to Sub-section (3)(b);","(c) Single-detached dwelling;","(d) Boarding, as limited to Sub-section (3)(a) and (3)(e);","(e) Industrial, limited to stone and concrete products, and as further limited under","(f) Public Service.","dwelling use and must not accommodate more than four boarders.","(e) The following uses are not permitted on a lot having an area less than 8.1 hectares:"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory office","Accessory residential","Accessory employee residential","Accessory produce sales (max 12 m²)"],"quotes":["(a) Accessory office, as limited under Sub-section (3)(f);","(b) Accessory residential, as limited in Sub-section (3)(e);","(c) Accessory employee residential, as limited in Sub-section (3)(c) and (3)(e);","(d) Accessory produce sales, as limited in Sub-section (3)(d).","(d) The floor area used for accessory produce sales use must not exceed 12 m2."]},"site_specific":{"value":["Industrial (stone and concrete products) and accessory office only at PID 027-997-910, 1875 Pipeline Road","Industrial (batch plants for concrete and asphalt; cast concrete products), accessory office and accessory retail only at 1530, 1536, 1700, 1739, 1750 and 1760 Pipeline Road"],"quotes":["027-997-910 1875 Pipeline Road","009-238-239 1530 Pipeline Road","001-486-233 1536 Pipeline Road","002-629-861 1700 Pipeline Road","008-385-882 1739 Pipeline Road","002-160-960 1750 Pipeline Road","002-151-995 1760 Pipeline Road"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"8.1 hectares (2,000 m² for the listed Pipeline Road industrial sites; not applicable to Public service use)","quotes":["(a) The minimum lot size is 8.1 hectares.","is 2,000 m 2.","(c) Notwithstanding (a), the minimum lot size is not applicable for a Public service use."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for all buildings together; also Agricultural 20%, Resource 20%, Single-detached dwelling 10%, Accessory Residential 10%, Accessory caretaker 10%","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures together must not exceed a lot coverage of 30%.","Agricultural 20%","Resource 20%","Single-detached dwelling 10%","Accessory Residential 10%","Accessory caretaker 10%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Not applicable in this zone","quotes":["Not applicable in this zone."]},"max_height":{"value":"11 m (single-detached dwelling)","quotes":["Single-detached dwelling 11"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"11 m (accessory residential, accessory caretaker, accessory produce sales)","quotes":["Accessory Residential 11","Accessory Caretaker 11","Accessory Produce Sales 11"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 30 m (60 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)","quotes":["Dwelling 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.9","Agricultural 30 15 15 30 30 15","Resource 30 15 15 30 30 15","growing or the 60 30 30 60 30 30"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 15 m (30 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)","quotes":["Dwelling 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.9","Agricultural 30 15 15 30 30 15","growing or the 60 30 30 60 30 30"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 15 m (30 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)","quotes":["Dwelling 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.9","Agricultural 30 15 15 30 30 15","growing or the 60 30 30 60 30 30"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.9 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 30 m (60 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)","quotes":["Dwelling 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.9","Agricultural 30 15 15 30 30 15","growing or the 60 30 30 60 30 30"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Accessory caretaker, accessory residential, accessory produce sales: front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["residential, 7.6 7.6 1.5 3.0 3.0"]},"other":{"value":["Setbacks may be increased under sections 518, 519 and 523 of the bylaw","Land in the Agricultural Land Reserve is also subject to the Agricultural Land Commission Act","Only one single-detached dwelling, accessory caretaker and accessory produce sales building per lot"],"quotes":["(b) The above setbacks are subject to increase under section 518, 519 and 523 of this","(a) For properties located in the Agricultural Land Reserve, the regulations under the","(a) Single-detached dwelling","(b) Accessory caretaker","(c) Accessory produce sales"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)","url":"https://www.coquitlam.ca/562/Zoning-Bylaw","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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."},"source_url":"https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1173/Part-8-Agricultural-and-Resource-Zone-PDF--A-3-Zone#page=1","place":{"path":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/a-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/a-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/a-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}