---
title: "P-4 zone in Coquitlam: Special Care Institutional"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: P-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/p-4/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/p-4.json"
---

# P-4 zone in Coquitlam: Special Care Institutional

Services directly related to the care of children in residential neighbourhoods; facilities are subject to residential standards of exterior appearance.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Services directly related to the care of children in residential neighbourhoods; facilities are subject to residential standards of exterior appearance.
- **Main uses:** Assembly, limited to child-minding services, assembly child care and child care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory single-detached residential
- **Minimum lot area:** 555 m² (for an assembly use)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Accessory off-street parking use: 95%
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area of 0.5 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 7.3 m; or 11.0 m for roofs with a pitch of 3 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of all roof surfaces
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (assembly use)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (assembly use)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m (assembly use)
- **Street side setback:** 3.8 m (assembly use)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** Accessory residential or parking sited 1.6 m or more from the assembly building: front 7.6 m, rear 1.2 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.8 m; if attached or closer than 1.6 m: front 7.6 m, rear 7.6 m, interior side 1.8 m, exterior side 3.8 m (open carports: 6.5 m front, 6.5 m rear, 1.2 m interior side, 2.5 m exterior side)
- **Other rules:** Assembly buildings must have the general character of a single-detached residence in size, shape and exterior appearance

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 2004](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1164/Part-20-Institutional-Zones-PDF--P-1-to-P-5-Zones#page=13) (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/p-4/_