{"title":"RT-3 zone in Coquitlam: Multiplex Residential","code":"RT-3","slug":"rt-3","name":"Multiplex Residential","group":"Residential","section":"2207","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Ground-oriented infill residential development on larger lots.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Ground-oriented infill residential development on larger lots.","quotes":["This zone provides for ground-oriented infill residential development on larger lots."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Multiplex residential"],"quotes":["(a) Multiplex residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Accessory residential","Accessory home occupation","Accessory institutional support services"],"quotes":["(a) Boarding, as limited under Sub-section 508(1)","(b) Accessory residential","(c) Accessory home occupation, as limited under Sub-section 508(3)","(d) Accessory institutional support services"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"930 m2; or 740 m2 where the lot was rezoned to RT-3 before July 08, 2019","quotes":["(i) 930 m2, except as permitted under (ii) below; or","(ii) 740 m2, where the lot was rezoned to the RT-3 zone prior to July 08, 2019."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["All buildings and structures together must not exceed a lot coverage of 50%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area of 0.85 times the lot area (underground parking and certain underground storage and service areas excluded)","quotes":["must not exceed a floor area of 0.85 times the lot","area.","(b) Notwithstanding 5(a) above, where accessory off-street parking uses are"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.5 m; or 11.0 m for roofs with a pitch of 3 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of roof surfaces","quotes":["(i) 9.5 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","quotes":["(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":"4.5 m","quotes":["Multiplex residential 4.5 6.0 1.2 3.0"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.0 m","quotes":["Multiplex residential 4.5 6.0 1.2 3.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["Multiplex residential 4.5 6.0 1.2 3.0"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Multiplex residential 4.5 6.0 1.2 3.0"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Detached accessory buildings sited 1.6 m or more from the house, in the rear yard: front 4.5 m, rear 1.2 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.0 m; attached or closer than 1.6 m: same as the house","quotes":["4.5 1.2 1.2 3.0","4.5 6.0 1.2 3.0","(a) All detached accessory residential and detached accessory off-street parking"]},"other":{"value":["More than one principal building may be on a lot","6.0 m separation between a principal building and detached accessory buildings","Maximum wall length of a detached accessory building is 11.0 metres; a detached parking building may not have more than three parking spaces","Each dwelling unit needs private or common outdoor space of not less than 37 m² and indoor storage of not less than 3.3 m²"],"quotes":["(a) More than one principal building may be located on a lot.","(b) A minimum separation distance of 6.0 metres measured from any wall face must","is 11.0 metres.","contain more than three parking spaces.","per dwelling unit.","(b) Each dwelling unit in a building for multiplex residential use must provide an indoor"]}},"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=27","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/rt-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rt-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rt-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}