---
title: "A-3 zone in Coquitlam: Agricultural and Resource"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: A-3
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/a-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/a-3.json"
---

# A-3 zone in Coquitlam: Agricultural and Resource

Agricultural and resource uses plus limited residential uses on large acreage lots; keeping of animals is provided for.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Agricultural and resource uses plus limited residential uses on large acreage lots; keeping of animals is provided for.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural; Resource; Single-detached dwelling; Boarding; Industrial (stone and concrete products only); Public Service (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.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory office; Accessory residential; Accessory employee residential; Accessory produce sales (max 12 m²)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** 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
- **Minimum lot area:** 8.1 hectares (2,000 m² for the listed Pipeline Road industrial sites; not applicable to Public service use)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 30% for all buildings together; also Agricultural 20%, Resource 20%, Single-detached dwelling 10%, Accessory Residential 10%, Accessory caretaker 10%
- **Maximum density:** Not applicable in this zone
- **Maximum height:** 11 m (single-detached dwelling)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 11 m (accessory residential, accessory caretaker, accessory produce sales)
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 30 m (60 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 15 m (30 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 15 m (30 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)
- **Street side setback:** 3.9 m (single-detached dwelling); agricultural and resource uses 30 m (60 m for mushroom growing or swine, poultry or fur-bearing animals)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 801](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1173/Part-8-Agricultural-and-Resource-Zone-PDF--A-3-Zone#page=1) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coquitlam: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/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/coquitlam/zoning/a-3/_