{"title":"RM-3 zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential","code":"RM-3","slug":"rm-3","name":"Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential","group":"Residential","section":"2208","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Apartment developments between 4 and 8 storeys at a medium density.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Apartment developments between 4 and 8 storeys at a medium density.","quotes":["This zone provides for apartment developments between 4 and 8 storeys at a medium","density."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment","Townhouse, as limited under Sub-section (9)(a)","Congregate Housing and Care","Retail – personal goods","Retail – general","Personal service","Business and household service","Restaurant","Office","Convenience retail"],"note":"Commercial uses do not include a drive-through business.","quotes":["(i) Apartment","(ii) Townhouse, as limited under Sub-section (9)(a)","(iii) Congregate Housing and Care","(i) Retail – personal goods","(ii) Retail – general","(iii) Personal service","(iv) Business and household service","(v) Restaurant","(vi) Office, and","Convenience retail"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding, as limited under Section 508(1)","Accessory residential","Accessory home occupation, as limited under Section 508(3)","Child care or assembly child care in an apartment building","Workshops for residents, social and recreation space and facilities in an apartment building","Accessory institutional support services","Lock-off units, as limited under Section 508(6)"],"quotes":["(a) Boarding, as limited under Section 508(1)","(b) Accessory residential","(c) Accessory home occupation, as limited under Section 508(3)","(i) assembly child care or child care","(iii) workshops for residents, social and recreation space and facilities","(e) Accessory institutional support services","(f) Lock-off units, as limited under Section 508(6)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,110 m2 for apartment or townhouses; 555 m2 for boarding","quotes":["(a) Apartment or Townhouses 1,110","Boarding 555"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"55%","quotes":["All buildings and structures combined must not exceed a lot coverage of 55%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area of 1.85 times the lot area; near Evergreen Line stations and the Partington Creek Neighbourhood Centre it may be increased to up to 2.2 times (buildings of at least five storeys), 2.3 times (six storeys) or 2.4 times (seven storeys)","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures together must not exceed a gross floor area of 1.85","(i) 0.35 times the lot area for buildings that are a minimum of five (5) storeys, up","(ii) 0.45 times the lot area for buildings that are a minimum of six (6) storeys, up to","(iii) 0.55 times the lot area for buildings that are a minimum of seven (7) storeys, up"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment buildings at least 4 and no more than 8 storeys (no more than 6 storeys in the designated Medium Density Apartment Residential areas of Schedule S); within 7.6 metres of a property line abutting One Family Residential or Neighbourhood Attached Residential land, no more than two storeys","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures for apartment use shall be at least a height of four","storeys and must not exceed a height of eight storeys, except that buildings and","must not exceed a height of six storeys; and","shall not exceed a height of two storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"4.0 m (lot lines along a street)","quotes":["Principal buildings 4.0 4.5"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"9.5 m (no lane); 4.5 m (lane); 3.0 m where abutting land designated Park, Open Space or Natural Areas in the Official Community Plan","quotes":["9.5 (no lane)","4.5 (lane)","The setback for the rear lot line will decrease to 3.0 metres from the property"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"4.5 m","quotes":["Principal buildings 4.0 4.5"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.0 m (lot lines along a street)","quotes":["Principal buildings 4.0 4.5"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings sited 1.6 m or more from a residential building: front 7.6 m, rear 1.2 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.8 m; attached or closer than 1.6 m: same as principal buildings","quotes":["7.6 1.2 1.2 3.8","4.0 4.5"]},"other":{"value":["Townhouse must be in conjunction with a high-density apartment development and have fewer units than the apartment use","Maximum building length: 55 metres for townhouse, 65 metres for apartment (the Director of Development Services may allow longer where there is a directional turn)","Common amenity area of not less than 5.0 m² per dwelling unit; studio units no more than 30% of units in a building","Setbacks for buildings above four storeys increase by 2.0 metres from lot lines abutting One Family Residential or Neighbourhood Attached Residential land"],"quotes":["(i) must be in conjunction with a multi-storey high-density apartment","(ii) must include fewer units than the number of units proposed for the apartment","(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","provided with access to an on-site common amenity area or areas totaling not less","than 5.0 m2 per dwelling unit.","(b) The number of studio dwelling units in any single building must not exceed 30% of","(a) All accessory off-street parking must be provided as concealed parking; and","(ii) The setbacks for buildings above four (4) storeys will increase 2.0 metres from"]}},"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/15229/Part-22-Legacy-Zones-PDF--RS-1-RS-3-RS-4-RT-1-RT-3-and-RM-3-to-RM-6-Zones#page=31","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-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}