---
title: "MU-1 zone in Coquitlam: Medium-Density Mixed-Use"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: MU-1
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/mu-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-1.json"
---

# MU-1 zone in Coquitlam: Medium-Density Mixed-Use

Medium-density mixed-use developments up to 8 storeys in neighbourhood centres, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses that serve the local community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium-density mixed-use developments up to 8 storeys in neighbourhood centres, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses that serve the local community.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Three storeys (detached accessory buildings)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (rear lot line not abutting a lane)
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (not abutting a lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential use in Part 10 or 12
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1301](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1177/Part-13-Mixed-Use-Zones-PDF--MU-1-to-MU-4-Zones#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/mu-1/_