{"title":"RS-1 zone in Coquitlam: One-Family Residential","code":"RS-1","slug":"rs-1","name":"One-Family Residential","group":"Residential","section":"2203","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density single family lots with a minimum lot size of 650 m2 and limited accessory uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density single family lots with a minimum lot size of 650 m2 and limited accessory uses.","quotes":["This zone provides exclusively for the development of low density single family lots","with a minimum lot size of 650 m2, with limited appropriate accessory uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["One-family residential"],"quotes":["(a) One-family residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding, as limited under Section 508(1)","Secondary Suite, as limited under Section 2202(2)","Accessory residential","Accessory home occupation, as limited under Section 508(3)"],"quotes":["(a) Boarding, as limited under Section 508(1)","(b) Secondary Suite, as limited under Section 2202(2)","(c) Accessory residential","(d) Accessory home occupation, as limited under Section 508(3)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"650 m2; or 555 m2 where the lot being subdivided has an area between 1,110 m2 and 1951 m2 and existed prior to 1996 02 19","quotes":["(i) 650 m2; or","(ii) 555 m2, where the lot being subdivided has an area between 1,110 m2 and"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"13.5 metres (minimum lot depth 22.7 metres)","quotes":["(g) The minimum lot width is 13.5 metres;","(h) The minimum lot depth is 22.7 metres;"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["All buildings and structures together must not exceed a lot coverage of 45%."]},"max_density":{"value":"18 units per hectare (secondary suites excluded from the calculation)","quotes":["(a) The maximum density shall be 18 units per hectare;","(b) When calculating units per hectare, secondary suite dwelling units are excluded"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.3 m; or 11.0 m for roofs with a pitch of 3 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of roof surfaces","quotes":["(a) Buildings and structures for one-family residential use must not exceed a height of:","(i) 7.3 metres; or","(ii) 11.0 metres for buildings and structures having a roof slope with a pitch of 3 in"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.7 m; or 4.6 m for an accessory building with a roof pitch of 4 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of roof surfaces (detached accessory buildings)","quotes":["(b) Detached buildings and structures for accessory residential or accessory off-street","(i) 3.7 metres; or","(ii) 4.6 metres, for an accessory building that has a roof with a pitch of 4 in 12 or"]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["One-family residential, and public","parks 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.8"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.6 m","quotes":["parks 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.8"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.8 m","quotes":["parks 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.8"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.8 m","quotes":["parks 7.6 7.6 1.8 3.8"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings sited 1.6 m or more from the house: 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 house (7.6 m front, 7.6 m rear, 1.8 m interior side, 3.8 m exterior side)","quotes":["7.6 1.2 1.2 3.8","7.6 7.6 1.8 3.8"]},"other":{"value":["Principal building volume is limited by perimeter wall height and area rules based on lot slope (average perimeter wall height 6.1 m to 7.3 m; wall height never more than 8.4 m; perimeter wall area 93 to 110 square metres per face); these do not apply in the highlighted areas of Schedules C and D","Maximum wall length of a detached accessory building is 9.2 metres","Maximum lot size for a public park is 0.8 hectares","No more than one principal building per lot"],"quotes":["(a) The maximum volume occupied by the principal building on a lot shall be","0.00 to 1.00 % slope at each property line 6.1 metres","must never exceed a maximum wall height of 8.4 metres.","0.00 to 1.00 % slope at each property line 93 sq. metres","(iv) Sub-section (11)(a) does not apply to properties located in the highlighted","(b) The maximum length of any wall of a detached building or structure for an","accessory residential use and an accessory off-street parking use is 9.2 metres.","(i) The maximum lot size for a public park is 0.8 hectares.","No more than one principal building is permitted per lot."]}},"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=5","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/rs-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rs-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rs-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}