{"title":"RM-4A zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey High-Density Apartment Residential","code":"RM-4A","slug":"rm-4a","name":"Multi-Storey High-Density Apartment Residential","group":"Residential","section":"2210","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Apartment developments between 8 and 12 storeys at medium- to high-density.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Apartment developments between 8 and 12 storeys at medium- to high-density.","quotes":["This zone provides for apartment developments between 8 and 12 storeys at medium-","to high-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","(vii) 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","Lock-off units, as limited under Section 508(6)","Accessory institutional support services"],"quotes":["(c) Boarding, as limited under Section 508(1)","(d) Accessory residential","(e) 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","(g) Lock-off unit, as limited under Section 508(6)","(h) Accessory institutional support services"]},"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":["(a) All buildings and structures combined must not exceed a lot coverage of 55%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Gross floor area of 4.0 times the lot area; all residential floor area above 3.0 times the lot area must be residential rental tenure","quotes":["must not exceed a gross floor area of 4.0 times the lot area.","(b) 100% of the gross floor area for all residential gross floor area above 3.0 times the"]},"max_height":{"value":"Apartment buildings at least 8 and no more than 12 storeys","quotes":["(a) Buildings and structures for apartment use must be not less than eight (8) storeys","in height and must not exceed a height of twelve (12) storeys."]},"setback_front":{"value":"3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["structures 3.0 6.0"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["structures 3.0 6.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["structures 3.0 6.0"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)","quotes":["structures 3.0 6.0"]},"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","Common amenity area of not less than 5.0 m² per dwelling unit; studio units no more than 30% of units in a building","All accessory off-street parking must be concealed parking"],"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","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;"]}},"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=41","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-4a/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-4a.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-4a.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}