{"title":"RM-6 zone in Coquitlam: Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential","code":"RM-6","slug":"rm-6","name":"Multi-Storey High Density Apartment Residential","group":"Residential","section":"2212","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Apartment development with no height limit at high density.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Apartment development with no height limit at high density.","quotes":["This zone provides for apartment development with no height limit at 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","Assembly: Child-minding services, Assembly child care or child care, Places of worship, Youth/seniors centres","Civic: Community centres, Primary or secondary school, Libraries, Museums, Public squares, Parks"],"note":"Commercial, assembly and civic uses are only permitted in the City Centre Neighbourhood Plan and the Burquitlam-Lougheed Neighbourhood Plan area; commercial uses do not include a drive-through business.","quotes":["(i) Apartment","(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","(i) child-minding services","(ii) assembly child care or child care","(iii) places of worship","(iv) youth/seniors centres","(i) community centres","(ii) primary or secondary school","(iii) libraries","(iv) museums","(v) public squares","(vi) parks","(b) A commercial, assembly, and civic use are only permitted in the City Centre","(ii) Townhouse as limited under Sub-section (9)(a)"]},"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 street vending","Accessory institutional support services"],"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) Lock-off units, as limited under Section 508(6)","(f) Accessory street vending","(g) 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":"90%","quotes":["All buildings and structures combined must not exceed a lot coverage of 90%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Base density gross floor area of 2.5 times the lot area","quotes":["(a) All buildings and structures together must not exceed a base density gross floor","area of 2.5 times the lot area."]},"max_height":{"value":"No height limit, except buildings in the designated High Density Apartment Residential area of Schedule S, which must not exceed twenty-five storeys","quotes":["Buildings and structures located in the designated High Density Apartment Residential","must not exceed a height of twenty-five storeys. For","all other areas, building and structure height is not applicable in this zone."]},"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","(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;","with access to an on-site common amenity area or areas totaling not less than 5.0 m2"]}},"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=51","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-6/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-6.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rm-6.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}