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title: "RM-3 zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: RM-3
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-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-3.json"
---

# RM-3 zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey Medium Density Apartment Residential

Apartment developments between 4 and 8 storeys at a medium density.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Apartment developments between 4 and 8 storeys at a medium density.
- **Main uses:** 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 (Commercial uses do not include a drive-through business.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** 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)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,110 m2 for apartment or townhouses; 555 m2 for boarding
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **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 abutting land designated Park, 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:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 2208](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) (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-3/_