{"title":"RS-4 zone in Coquitlam: One-Family Compact Residential","code":"RS-4","slug":"rs-4","name":"One-Family Compact Residential","group":"Residential","section":"2205","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density single family lots with a minimum lot size of 375 m2 and limited accessory facilities.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density single family lots with a minimum lot size of 375 m2 and limited accessory facilities.","quotes":["This zone provides for the development of low density single family lots with a","minimum lot size of 375 m2, with limited appropriate accessory facilities."]},"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":"375 m2","quotes":["(a) A one-family residential use is not permitted on a lot having an area less than 375 m ;"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"12.5 metres (minimum lot depth 22.7 metres)","quotes":["(b) The minimum lot width is 12.5 metres","(c) 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":"27 units per hectare (secondary suites excluded from the calculation)","quotes":["(a) The maximum density shall be 27 units per hectare.","(b) When calculating units per hectare, secondary suite dwelling units are excluded"]},"max_height":{"value":"7.3 m; or 9.0 m for roofs with a pitch of 3 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of roof surfaces","quotes":["(i) 7.3 metres, or","(ii) 9.0 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":"6 m (a reduced front setback is allowed if the average setback of the front faces is at least 6 m and no part is closer than 2 m to the front lot line; not allowed on lots with an exterior side lot line)","quotes":["residential and 6 6 1.25 1.75 3","(c) Despite Sub-section (8)(a), a reduced front setback is permitted, as long as the","less than 6 metres from the front lot line and no part of any building or structure is","not permitted on any lot"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6 m","quotes":["residential and 6 6 1.25 1.75 3"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.25 m for the part of a building one storey or less; 1.75 m for the part more than one storey","quotes":["residential and 6 6 1.25 1.75 3"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3 m","quotes":["residential and 6 6 1.25 1.75 3"]},"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 (6 m front, 6 m rear, 1.25 m / 1.75 m interior side, 3 m exterior side)","quotes":["and structures 7.6 1.2 1.2 3.8","attached to or sited 6 6 1.25 1.75 3"]},"other":{"value":["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":["accessory residential use and an accessory off-street parking use is 9.2 metres.","(d) 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=13","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rs-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rs-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}