---
title: "RA-1 zone in Coquitlam: Medium-Density Residential"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: RA-1
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/ra-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-1.json"
---

# RA-1 zone in Coquitlam: Medium-Density Residential

Medium-density residential developments up to eight storeys outside transit-oriented areas, with limited local-serving commercial uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium-density residential developments up to eight storeys outside transit-oriented areas, with limited local-serving commercial uses.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Assembly child care and commercial uses must be with an apartment or townhouse principal use on the same lot.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,110 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% within the Evergreen Line Shoulder Station Area (Schedule O) or on a Medium-Density Residential lot in Schedule F; 55% otherwise
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Three storeys (detached accessory buildings)
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)
- **Rear setback:** 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
- **Interior side setback:** 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
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1203](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) (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/ra-1/_