A-3 zone in Coquitlam: Agricultural and Resource

Coquitlam, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

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 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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