---
title: "RM-4A zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey High-Density Apartment Residential"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: RM-4A
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-4a/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-4a.json"
---

# RM-4A zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey High-Density Apartment Residential

Apartment developments between 8 and 12 storeys at medium- to high-density.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Apartment developments between 8 and 12 storeys at medium- to high-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; Lock-off units, as limited under Section 508(6); Accessory institutional support services
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,110 m2 for apartment or townhouses; 555 m2 for boarding
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 55%
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** Apartment buildings at least 8 and no more than 12 storeys
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (lot lines along a street or lane)
- **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; 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 2210](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) (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-4a/_