---
title: "RM-2 zone in Coquitlam: Three-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: RM-2
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/rm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM-2 zone in Coquitlam: Three-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential

Three-storey apartment and townhouse developments at medium density.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Three-storey apartment and townhouse developments at medium density.
- **Main uses:** Apartment; Townhouse; Congregate Housing and Care
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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; Lock-off units (only in Evergreen Line Core and Shoulder Station areas)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,110 m² (apartment or townhouses); 555 m² (boarding)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% for all uses combined
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 1.4 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** Three storeys
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m (lot lines along a street)
- **Rear setback:** 9.5 m (no lane); 4.5 m (lane); 3.0 m where the rear lot line abuts land designated Park or Open Space or Natural Areas in the Official Community Plan
- **Interior side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m (lot lines along a street)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** Townhouse buildings at most 55 m long; apartment buildings at most 65 m long (architectural breaks where over 37 m); All accessory off-street parking must be concealed parking; Studio units may not exceed 30% of the dwelling units in a building; Each principal dwelling unit needs access to at least 5.0 m² of common amenity area

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1202](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=5) (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/rm-2/_