---
title: "MU-2 zone in Coquitlam: High-Density Mixed-Use"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: MU-2
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-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-2.json"
---

# MU-2 zone in Coquitlam: High-Density Mixed-Use

High-density mixed-use developments in large neighbourhood centres, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses that serve the local community.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-density mixed-use developments in large 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, courthouses, hospitals, libraries, museums, parks/squares/plazas, post-secondary institutions, primary or secondary schools; Commercial: business and household service, commercial recreation, commercial school, convenience retail, entertainment facility, grocery store, 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); Tourist accommodation; Townhouse (Residential use is only permitted where employment-generating uses occupy at least 0.25 times the lot area.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory home occupation; Accessory institutional support services; Accessory retail (liquor manufacturing only); Accessory street vending; Lock-off unit (only in Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station areas)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 3.5 times the lot area on Neighbourhood Centre lots in Schedule F, and 4.0 times the lot area elsewhere (each with 0.25 times the lot area for employment-generating uses). Extra purpose-built rental density of up to 1.5 times the lot area is allowed (residential maximum 4.75 or 5.25 times the lot area) with below-market rental housing per Schedule E. Employment-generating uses are not limited
- **Maximum height:** Height limits in Schedule P of the bylaw; no height limit if the lot is not in Schedule P
- **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
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m (not abutting a lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential use in Parts 10 and 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; above-grade parking only up to the second storey if one underground storey is also provided; 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. 1302](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1177/Part-13-Mixed-Use-Zones-PDF--MU-1-to-MU-4-Zones#page=7) (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-2/_