P-1 zone in Coquitlam: Civic Institutional

Coquitlam, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Educational, governmental or institutional uses that provide services to the public; commercial activities accessory to the principal use are also permitted.

Zone rules

Purpose	Educational, governmental or institutional uses that provide services to the public; commercial activities accessory to the principal use are also permitted.
Main uses	Assembly child care Child care Civic Commercial: retail sales and services accessory to a civic use; personal service limited to physiotherapist Community care Community Garden Congregate Housing and Care Animal shelter Assembly Emergency shelter Office Transitional housing Public service (may include railroad spur lines incidental to rail service to adjacent lands) Non-accessory off-street parking Accessory special event vending business An animal shelter within 200 metres of a residential zone must be completely enclosed and may not include an incinerator.
Also allowed (secondary uses)	Accessory special event vending business (see primary uses)
Minimum lot area	Assembly use: 555 m²
Maximum lot coverage	Buildings and structures 40%; off-street parking 95%; accessory off-street parking 95%; buildings for off-street parking together with all other buildings 95%
Maximum density	Gross floor area up to 2.5 times the lot area
Maximum height	11.0 m (uses other than off-street parking); 12.5 m (off-street parking)
Front setback	7.6 m (from a street); off-street parking 1.5 m
Rear setback	6.0 m (rear lot line other than at a street); off-street parking 1.5 m
Interior side setback	The greater of 1.8 m and 1/4 of the average height of the wall facing the interior lot line; off-street parking 1.5 m
Street side setback	7.6 m (from a street); off-street parking 1.5 m
Other rules	An off-street parking use must be bounded by a landscape area at least 0.6 m wide An animal shelter on a lot abutting a residential zone must be at least 7.6 m from that lot line Setbacks may increase under sections 518 and 519

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 2001 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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