{"title":"RA-3 zone in Coquitlam: High-Density Residential","code":"RA-3","slug":"ra-3","name":"High-Density Residential","group":"Residential","section":"1205","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"High-density residential developments, with limited local-serving assembly, civic and commercial uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"High-density residential developments, with limited local-serving assembly, civic and commercial uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for high-density residential developments. Limited local-serving","assembly, civic and commercial uses are permitted."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Assembly (child-minding services, places of worship, youth/seniors centres)","Assembly child care","Civic (community centres, libraries, museums, parks, squares and plazas, primary or secondary schools)","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, assembly child care, civic and commercial uses must be with a residential principal use on the same lot.","quotes":["(a) Apartment","(i) child-minding services","(ii) places of worship","(iii) youth/seniors centres","(c) Assembly child care","(i) community centres","(ii) libraries","(iii) museums","(iv) parks, squares and plazas","(v) primary or secondary schools","(i) business and household service","(ii) convenience retail","(iii) office","(iv) personal service","(v) restaurant","(vi) retail – general","(vii) retail – personal goods","(f) Congregate housing and care","(g) Townhouse","(b) An assembly, assembly child care, civic or commercial use must be in conjunction"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Accessory home occupation","Accessory institutional support services","Accessory residential","Accessory street vending","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 unit (only in Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station areas)"],"quotes":["(h) Accessory home occupation","(i) Accessory institutional support services","(j) Accessory residential","(k) Accessory street vending","(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","(m) Boarding","(n) Lock-off unit","(a) A lock-off unit is only permitted within the Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,110 m²","quotes":["(a) The minimum lot size is 1,110 m2."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"90%","quotes":["coverage of 90%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 4.0 times the lot area; up to 1.5 times more (5.5 total residential) if the extra units are purpose-built rental with below-market or non-market housing per Schedule E; no limit for employment-generating uses","quotes":["floor area of 4.0 times the lot area.","(b) Additional residential density is permitted up to a gross floor area of 1.5 times the","lot area, for a maximum residential gross floor area of 5.5 times the lot area,","(d) Despite Sub-section (5)(a), density for employment-generating uses is permitted"]},"max_height":{"value":"Height limits in Schedule P of the bylaw; no height limit if the lot is not in Schedule P","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures must not exceed the height limits set out in Schedule","case no building or structure height limit applies."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["and 3.0 6.0"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m (lot lines not abutting a street or lane)","quotes":["and 3.0 6.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m (lot lines not abutting a street or lane)","quotes":["and 3.0 6.0"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["and 3.0 6.0"]},"other":{"value":["Townhouse buildings at most 55 m long; apartment buildings at most 65 m long","All accessory off-street parking must be concealed parking; above-grade parking only up to the second storey if one underground storey is also provided","Each dwelling unit needs access to at least 4.0 m² (purpose-built rental) or 5.0 m² of common amenity area","Setbacks may change under Sections 514, 518, 519 and 523"],"quotes":["(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.","(b) Above-grade structured off-street parking may be located up to the second storey","(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.","accordance with Sections 514, 518, 519 and 523."]}},"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=21","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ra-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}