{"title":"MU-4 zone in Coquitlam: Urban Centre Mixed-Use","code":"MU-4","slug":"mu-4","name":"Urban Centre Mixed-Use","group":"Mixed use","section":"1304","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High-density mixed-use developments with no height limit in the urban centre, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High-density mixed-use developments with no height limit in the urban centre, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for high-density mixed-use developments with no height limit in","the urban centre. Allows for civic, commercial, residential, and other uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["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)","Townhouse"],"note":"Residential use is only permitted where employment-generating uses occupy at least 1.0 times the lot area.","quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Assembly","(c) Assembly child care","(d) Child care","(i) community centres","(ii) courthouses","(iii) hospitals","(iv) libraries","(v) museums","(vi) parks, squares and plazas","(vii) post-secondary institutions","(viii) primary or secondary schools","(i) business and household service","(ii) commercial recreation","(iii) commercial school","(iv) convenience retail","(v) entertainment facility","(vi) grocery strore","(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","(l) Townhouse","(b) A public service use is only permitted if there is no storefront.","(b) A residential use is only permitted where employment-generating uses occupy a","minimum gross floor area of 1.0 times the lot area."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory home occupation","Accessory institutional support services","Accessory retail (liquor manufacturing only)","Accessory street vending","Lock-off unit"],"quotes":["(m) Accessory home occupation","(n) Accessory institutional support services","(o) Accessory retail, limited to liquor manufacturing","(p) Accessory street vending","(q) Lock-off unit"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%","quotes":["coverage of 90%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 5.5 times the lot area, with at least 1.0 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 6.0 times the lot area) with below-market rental housing per Schedule E","quotes":["floor area of 5.5 times the lot area, of which a gross floor area of 1.0 times the lot","(b) Additional residential density is permitted up to a gross floor area of 1.5 times the","lot area, for a maximum residential gross floor area of 6.0 times the lot area,"]},"max_height":{"value":"Not applicable in this zone (no height limit)","quotes":["Not applicable in this zone."]},"setback_front":{"value":"1.5 m (lot lines along a street or lane); 3.0 m from all lot lines where there is no employment-generating use within the first four storeys","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0","(i) where there is no employment-generating use within the first four storeys of","a building, the setback from all lot lines is 3.0 metres;"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"0.0 m (lot lines not abutting a street or lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential use in Parts 10 and 12, or where there is no employment-generating use within the first four storeys","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0","(ii) the setback from the lot line abutting a lot zoned for a residential use in Parts","a building, the setback from all lot lines is 3.0 metres;"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m (lot lines not abutting a street or lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot zoned for residential use in Parts 10 and 12, or where there is no employment-generating use within the first four storeys","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0","(ii) the setback from the lot line abutting a lot zoned for a residential use in Parts","a building, the setback from all lot lines is 3.0 metres;"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"1.5 m (lot lines along a street or lane); 3.0 m from all lot lines where there is no employment-generating use within the first four storeys","quotes":["All buildings 1.5 0.0","(i) where there is no employment-generating use within the first four storeys of","a building, the setback from all lot lines is 3.0 metres;"]},"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","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","Density for employment-generating uses is not limited"],"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.","(a) All accessory off-street parking must be provided as concealed parking.","(b) Above-grade structured off-street parking may be located up to the second storey","(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.","(d) Despite Sub-section (5)(a), density for employment-generating uses is permitted"]}},"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=19","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}