{"title":"RA-1 zone in Coquitlam: Medium-Density Residential","code":"RA-1","slug":"ra-1","name":"Medium-Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"1203","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium-density residential developments up to eight storeys outside transit-oriented areas, with limited local-serving commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium-density residential developments up to eight storeys outside transit-oriented areas, with limited local-serving commercial uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for medium-density residential developments up to eight storeys","outside transit-oriented areas. Limited local-serving commercial uses are permitted."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Assembly child care","Commercial (business and household service, convenience retail, office, personal service, restaurant, retail - general, retail - personal goods; no drive-through)","Congregate housing and care","Townhouse"],"note":"Assembly child care and commercial uses must be with an apartment or townhouse principal use on the same lot.","quotes":["(a) Apartment","(b) Assembly child care","(c) Commercial, limited to and not including a drive-through business:","(i) business and household service","(ii) convenience retail","(iii) office","(iv) personal service","(v) restaurant","(vi) retail – general","(vii) retail – personal goods","(d) Congregate housing and care","(e) Townhouse","(b) An assembly child care or commercial use must be in conjunction with an"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory home occupation","Accessory institutional support services","Accessory residential","Child care in apartment or townhouse buildings","Retail of goods made in resident workshops and goods and services to residents (congregate housing and care buildings only)","Boarding","Lock-off units (only in Evergreen Line Shoulder Station Areas)"],"quotes":["(f) Accessory home occupation","(g) Accessory institutional support services","(h) Accessory residential","(i) child care","(ii.i) retail sale of goods manufactured in resident workshops","(ii.ii) retail sale of goods and services to residents of the building only","(j) Boarding","(k) Lock-off units","(a) A lock-off unit use is only permitted within the Evergreen Line Shoulder Station"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,110 m²","quotes":["(a) The minimum lot size is 1,110 m2."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"60% within the Evergreen Line Shoulder Station Area (Schedule O) or on a Medium-Density Residential lot in Schedule F; 55% otherwise","quotes":["(i) 60% where the lot is:","(ii) 55% where Sub-section (6)(a)(i) does not apply."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 2.64 times the lot area in the Evergreen Line Shoulder Station Area (Schedule O) or on a Schedule F lot; 2.04 times the lot area elsewhere. Above 2.4 (or 1.85 elsewhere) times the lot area, all residential floor area must be rental tenure","quotes":["(i) 2.64 times the lot area where the lot is:","(ii) 2.04 times the lot area where Sub-section (5)(a)(i) does not apply.","(i) 2.4 times the lot area where Sub-section (5)(a)(i) applies to the lot; and","(ii) 1.85 times the lot area where Sub-section (5)(a)(ii) applies to the lot."]},"max_height":{"value":"Eight storeys (lower limit applies if Schedule P sets seven storeys or less; three storeys within 7.6 m of a lot zoned R-1 or R-2)","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures must not exceed a height of eight storeys.","the lot must not exceed the height limit set out in Schedule “P”;","(ii) all buildings and structures located within 7.6 metres from any property line","abutting a lot zoned R-1 or R-2 must not exceed a height of three storeys; and"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Three storeys (detached accessory buildings)","quotes":["(iii) all detached accessory buildings and structures must not exceed a height of"]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["4.0 4.5 6.0"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (rear lot line not abutting a lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot used for a civic use limited to parks, playgrounds and waterways","quotes":["4.0 4.5 6.0","3.0 metres from the property line abutting a lot whose principal use is a civic"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m (not abutting a lane); 3.0 m where abutting a lot used for a civic use limited to parks, playgrounds and waterways","quotes":["4.0 4.5 6.0","3.0 metres from the property line abutting a lot whose principal use is a civic"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["4.0 4.5 6.0"]},"other":{"value":["Setback from a lot line abutting land zoned R-1 or R-2 increases by 2.0 m for buildings five storeys or more","Townhouse buildings at most 55 m long; apartment buildings at most 65 m long","All accessory off-street parking must be concealed parking","Each dwelling unit needs access to at least 4.0 m² (purpose-built rental) or 5.0 m² of common amenity area"],"quotes":["(ii) the setback from a lot line abutting land zoned R-1 or R-2 is increased by 2.0","(a) Buildings for townhouse use must not exceed 55 metres in length.","(b) Buildings for apartment use must not exceed 65 metres in length.","(a) All accessory off-street parking must be provided as concealed parking.","(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."]}},"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/1176/Part-12-Medium--and-High-Density-Zones-PDF--RM-1-to-RM-2-and-RA-1-to-RA-3-Zones#page=9","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/ra-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}