{"title":"RM-1 zone in Coquitlam: Two-Storey Low Density Apartment Residential","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Two-Storey Low Density Apartment Residential","group":"Residential","section":"1201","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Two-storey apartment and townhouse developments at a low density.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Two-storey apartment and townhouse developments at a low density.","quotes":["This zone provides for two storey apartment and townhouse developments at a low","density."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Townhouse","Congregate Housing and Care"],"quotes":["(i) Apartment","(ii) Townhouse","(iii) Congregate Housing and Care"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Accessory residential","Accessory home occupation","Retail of goods made in resident workshops and goods and services to residents (Congregate Housing and Care buildings only)","Workshops for residents, social and recreation space and facilities","Assembly child care","Accessory institutional support services"],"quotes":["(a) Boarding as limited under Section 508(1)","(b) Accessory residential","(c) Accessory home occupation, as limited under Section 508(3)","(i.i) retail sale of goods manufactured in resident workshops","(i.ii) retail sale of goods and services to residents of the building only","(ii) workshops for residents, social and recreation space and facilities","(e) Assembly child care","(f) Accessory institutional support services"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,110 m² (apartment or townhouses); 555 m² (boarding)","quotes":["(a) Apartment or Townhouses 1,110","Boarding 555"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"30% for all uses combined","quotes":["lot coverage of 30%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area up to 0.45 times the lot area for apartment or townhouse use; each dwelling unit needs at least 220 m² of lot area","quotes":["gross floor area of 0.45 times the lot area;","(i) not less than 220 m2 of lot area; and"]},"max_height":{"value":"Two storeys (the floor below the first storey may be exposed on one side of a building on a sloping lot)","quotes":["Buildings and structures for residential use must not exceed a height of two storeys.","Despite the above, the floor below the first storey may be exposed on one side of the"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["Principal buildings 7.6"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Rear lot line not along a street or lane: 50% of the building height up to 9 m plus 30% of the height above 9 m, but not less than 3.0 m (wall with no window or window to a non-habitable room) or 7.6 m (wall with a balcony or window to a habitable room)","quotes":["50% of the height of the building up to 9","metres, plus 30% of the height of the building","-3.0 metres for a wall with no window or a","-7.6 metres for a wall with a balcony or a"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"50% of the building height up to 9 m plus 30% of the height above 9 m, but not less than 3.0 m (wall with no window or window to a non-habitable room) or 7.6 m (wall with a balcony or window to a habitable room)","quotes":["50% of the height of the building up to 9","metres, plus 30% of the height of the building","-3.0 metres for a wall with no window or a","-7.6 metres for a wall with a balcony or a"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.6 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["Principal buildings 7.6"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Attached to or less than 1.6 m from a residential building: same as principal buildings. Detached 1.6 m or more away: front 7.6 m, rear 1.2 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.8 m","quotes":["7.6 1.2 1.2 3.8"]},"other":{"value":["Townhouse buildings at most 55 m long; apartment buildings at most 65 m long (architectural breaks where over 37 m)","Studio units may not exceed 30% of the dwelling units in a building","Each dwelling needs access to at least 5.0 m² of common amenity area","Maximum lot size for a public park is 0.8 hectares"],"quotes":["(a) Buildings for townhouse use must not exceed 55 metres in length, and must be","(b) Buildings for apartment use must not exceed 65 metres in length, and must be","exceeds 37 metres.","(b) The number of studio dwelling units in any single building must not exceed 30% of","(ii) access to an on-site common amenity area or areas totaling not less than 5.0 m2","(b) The maximum lot size for a public park is 0.8 hectares"]}},"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=1","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/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}