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P-2 zone in Coquitlam: Special Institutional

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

In short

Facilities or structures that are utility related or provide health or community care services, plus recreational, cultural and religious uses.

Zone rules

PurposeFacilities or structures that are utility related or provide health or community care services, plus recreational, cultural and religious uses.
Main uses
  • Assembly child care
  • Child care
  • Congregate Housing and Care
  • Community care
  • Assembly
  • Primary or secondary school
  • Public service
  • Private hospital
For Congregate Housing and Care, Supportive Housing Units may be no more than 1/3 of the units.
Also allowed (secondary uses)Accessory single-detached residential
Minimum lot areaAssembly use: 555 m²
Maximum lot coverageBuildings and structures 40%; accessory off-street parking 95%
Maximum densityGross floor area up to 1.2 times the lot area
Maximum height11.0 m
Maximum height, accessory buildingsAccessory single-detached use: 7.3 m, or 11.0 m for roofs with a pitch of 3 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of roof surfaces
Front setback7.6 m (from a street)
Rear setback6.0 m (rear lot line other than at a street)
Interior side setbackThe greater of 1.8 m and 1/4 of the average height of the wall facing the interior lot line
Street side setback7.6 m (from a street)
Accessory building setbacksAccessory single-detached residential: from a street 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 1.8 m
Other rules
  • An accessory off-street parking use must be bounded by a landscape area at least 0.6 m wide
  • Setbacks may increase under sections 518 and 519

Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 2002 (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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