{"title":"MU-1 zone in Coquitlam: Medium-Density Mixed-Use","code":"MU-1","slug":"mu-1","name":"Medium-Density Mixed-Use","group":"Mixed use","section":"1301","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium-density mixed-use developments up to 8 storeys in neighbourhood centres, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses that serve the local community.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium-density mixed-use developments up to 8 storeys in neighbourhood centres, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses that serve the local community.","quotes":["This zone provides for medium-density mixed-use developments up to 8 storeys in","neighbourhood centres. Allows for civic, commercial, residential, and other uses that","serve the local community."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Assembly","Assembly child care","Child care","Civic: community centres, hospitals, libraries, museums, parks/squares/plazas, post-secondary institutions, primary or secondary schools","Commercial: business and household service, commercial school, convenience retail, entertainment facility, grocery store, intensive commercial recreation, liquor manufacturing, liquor primary establishment, liquor store/accessory liquor store/wine store, office, personal service, pet care service, restaurant, retail - general, retail - personal goods, tourist accommodation","Congregate housing and care","Employment living unit","Non-accessory off-street parking","Public service (no storefront)","Townhouse"],"quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Assembly","(c) Assembly child care","(d) Child care","(i) community centres","(ii) hospitals","(iii) libraries","(iv) museums","(v) parks, squares and plazas","(vi) post-secondary institutions","(vii) primary or secondary schools","(i) business and household service","(ii) commercial school","(iii) convenience retail","(iv) entertainment facility","(v) grocery strore","(vi) intensive commercial recreation","(vii) liquor manufacturing","(viii) liquor primary establishment","(ix) liquor store, accessory liquor store and wine store","(x) office","(xi) personal service","(xii) pet care service","(xiii) restaurant","(xiv) retail – general","(xv) retail – personal goods","(xvi) tourist accommodation","(g) Congregate housing and care","(h) Employment living unit","(i) Non-accessory off-street parking","(j) Public service","(k) Townhouse","(b) A public service use is only permitted if there is no storefront."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory home occupation","Accessory institutional support services","Accessory retail (liquor manufacturing only)","Accessory street vending","Lock-off units (only in Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station areas)"],"quotes":["(l) Accessory home occupation","(m) Accessory institutional support services","(n) Accessory retail, limited to liquor manufacturing","(o) Accessory street vending","(p) Lock-off units","(a) A lock-off unit is only permitted within the Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%","quotes":["coverage of 90%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 3.0 times the lot area, with at least 0.25 times the lot area for employment-generating uses. Above 2.5 times the lot area, all residential floor area must be rental tenure","quotes":["floor area of 3.0 times the lot area, of which a","minimum gross floor area of 0.25 times the lot area must be for employment-","gross floor area of 2.5 times the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"Eight storeys (lower limit applies if Schedule P sets seven storeys or less; three storeys within 7.6 m of a lot zoned R-1 or R-2)","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures must not exceed a height of eight storeys.","the lot must not exceed the height limit set out in Schedule “P”;","(ii) all buildings and structures located within 7.6 metres from any property line","abutting a lot zoned R-1 or R-2 must not exceed a height of three storeys; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Three storeys (detached accessory buildings)","quotes":["(iii) all detached accessory buildings and structures must not exceed a height of"]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m (lot lines along a street or lane); 3.0 m for a building with no employment-generating uses in the first storey fronting the lot line","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0 3.0","(i) the setback from the lot line along a street or lane is 3.0 metres for a building"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"3.0 m (rear lot line not abutting a lane)","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0 3.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (not abutting a lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential use in Part 10 or 12","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0 3.0","(ii) the setback from the interior side lot line abutting a lot zoned for a residential","use in Part 10 or 12 of this Bylaw is 3.0 metres; and"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m (lot lines along a street or lane); 3.0 m for a building with no employment-generating uses in the first storey fronting the lot line","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0 3.0","(i) the setback from the lot line along a street or lane is 3.0 metres for a building"]},"other":{"value":["Dwelling units on a character street or mandatory commercial street frontage must be on the second storey or above; the first storey must have employment-generating uses","Buildings must be at least 10 m from opposing building faces with habitable-room windows","All accessory off-street parking must be concealed parking","Each dwelling unit needs access to at least 4.0 m² (purpose-built rental) or 5.0 m² of common amenity area"],"quotes":["(i) contain employment-generating uses within the first storey of the building;","(ii) only locate dwelling units within the second storey or above of the building.","(c) No building or portion of building shall be located less than 10 metres from any","(a) All accessory off-street parking must be provided as concealed parking.","(i) 4.0 m2 per dwelling unit where the dwelling unit is purpose-built rental housing;","(ii) 5.0 m2 per dwelling unit where Sub-section (13)(a)(i) does not apply."]}},"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/1177/Part-13-Mixed-Use-Zones-PDF--MU-1-to-MU-4-Zones#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/mu-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}