---
title: "MU-4 zone in Coquitlam: Urban Centre Mixed-Use"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: MU-4
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-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/mu-4.json"
---

# MU-4 zone in Coquitlam: Urban Centre Mixed-Use

High-density mixed-use developments with no height limit in the urban centre, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** High-density mixed-use developments with no height limit in the urban centre, allowing civic, commercial, residential and other uses.
- **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); Townhouse (Residential use is only permitted where employment-generating uses occupy at least 1.0 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
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Not applicable in this zone (no height limit)
- **Front setback:** 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
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 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
- **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; 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1304](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1177/Part-13-Mixed-Use-Zones-PDF--MU-1-to-MU-4-Zones#page=19) (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-4/_