{"title":"RA-2 zone in Coquitlam: Transit-Oriented Medium-Density Residential","code":"RA-2","slug":"ra-2","name":"Transit-Oriented Medium-Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"1204","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Medium-density residential developments up to 12 storeys in transit-oriented areas only, with limited local-serving commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Medium-density residential developments up to 12 storeys in transit-oriented areas only, with limited local-serving commercial uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for medium-density residential developments up to 12 storeys in","transit-oriented areas only. 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","(a) 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"],"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"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,110 m²","quotes":["(a) The minimum lot size is 1,110 m2."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"65% where 100% of the residential floor area is rental tenure; 60% otherwise","quotes":["(i) 65% where the form of tenure is residential rental tenure for 100% of the","(ii) 60% where Sub-section (6)(a)(i) does not apply."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area times the lot area: 4.0 in TOA Tier 2; 3.0 in TOA Tier 3. Above 2.4 times the lot area, all residential floor area must be rental tenure","quotes":["TOA Tier 2 4.0","TOA Tier 3 3.0","gross floor area of 2.4 times the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"12 storeys in TOA Tier 2; 8 storeys in TOA Tier 3","quotes":["TOA Tier 2 12","TOA Tier 3 8"]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["and 3.0 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":["and 3.0 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); 6.0 m for a building nine storeys or more; 3.0 m where abutting a lot used for a civic use limited to parks, playgrounds and waterways","quotes":["and 3.0 4.5 6.0","is 6.0 metres for a","building that is nine storeys or more in height;","3.0 metres from the property line abutting a lot whose principal use is a civic"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["and 3.0 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 (45 m if over eight storeys)","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":["is increased by 2.0","(a) Buildings for townhouse use must not exceed 55 metres in length.","(i) 65 metres in length where the building height is eight storeys or less; and","(ii) 45 metres in length where the building height exceeds eight storeys.","(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=15","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-2/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-2.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-2.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}