{"title":"RTM-1 zone in Coquitlam: Street-Oriented Village Home Residential","code":"RTM-1","slug":"rtm-1","name":"Street-Oriented Village Home Residential","group":"Residential","section":"1006","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Street-oriented multiple-unit residential development with a minimum lot size of 210 m², with limited accessory uses.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Street-oriented multiple-unit residential development with a minimum lot size of 210 m², with limited accessory uses.","quotes":["This zone provides for the development of street-oriented multiple-unit residential","development with a minimum lot size of 210 m2, with limited appropriate accessory uses."]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Street-Oriented Village Home Residential"],"note":"No more than eight principal buildings attached, and parking areas must be accessed from a lane.","quotes":["(a) Street-Oriented Village Home Residential, as limited under Sub-section (3)(a)","(i) no more than eight principal buildings are attached; and","shall be accessed from a lane."]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Accessory residential","Accessory home occupation"],"quotes":["(a) Boarding, as limited under Section 508(1)","(b) Accessory residential, as limited under Sub-section (9)(a)","(c) Accessory home occupation, as limited under Section 508(3)"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"210 m² (fee-simple lot)","quotes":["(a) A street-oriented village home residential use is not permitted on a fee-simple lot","having an area less than 210 m2."]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"Minimum width of a principal building is 4.5 m (no lot width stated)","quotes":["(b) The minimum width of a principal building is 4.5 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"45%","quotes":["All buildings and structures together must not exceed a lot coverage of 45%."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio 0.9 for all principal buildings; 48 principal buildings per hectare (89 dwelling units per hectare for special needs or affordable housing on City or registered non-profit sites)","quotes":["(a) The maximum floor area ratio for all principal buildings on a lot shall be 0.9.","(b) The maximum density shall be 48 principal buildings per hectare; except that in the","dwelling units per hectare."]},"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":["(i) 7.3 metres; or","(ii) 11.0 metres for buildings and structures having a roof slope with a pitch of 3 in 12","or greater for an area of at least 80% of all roof surfaces."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"3.7 m, or 4.6 m for roofs with a pitch of 4 in 12 or greater over at least 80% of roof surfaces (detached accessory buildings)","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":"4.0 m","quotes":["Home Residential and 4.0 6.2 3.0"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"6.2 m","quotes":["Home Residential and 4.0 6.2 3.0"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"0.0 m where the interior side wall adjoins the interior side wall of a neighbouring street-oriented village home; otherwise 1.4 m","quotes":["0.0 where the interior side","village home; otherwise 1.4"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"3.0 m","quotes":["Home Residential and 4.0 6.2 3.0"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"Attached to or less than 1.6 m from a residential building: front 4.0 m, rear 6.2 m, exterior side 3.8 m, interior side 0.0 m (adjoining neighbour) or 1.4 m. Detached accessory residential 1.6 m or more away: rear 6.2 m, interior side 1.2 m, exterior side 3.8 m. Detached parking buildings: rear 1.2 m, interior side 0.0 m, exterior side 3.8 m. Detached accessory buildings must be in the rear yard","quotes":["4.0 6.2 3.8","6.2 1.2 3.8","1.2 0.0 3.8","(a) All detached accessory buildings shall be located in the rear yard."]},"other":{"value":["At least 50% of the first-storey width facing the front lot line must be within 1.0 m of the front setback","Covered porches may project up to 1.7 m into the front yard setback","At least 6.0 m between the rear face of the principal building and detached accessory buildings or parking structures","In-ground swimming pools are not permitted"],"quotes":["(c) A minimum of 50% of the width of the first storey of the principal building (including","must be sited within 1.0 metre of the front setback","front yard setback by up to 1.7 metres provided that:","(f) A minimum distance of 6.0 metres shall be maintained between the outermost","(b) An in-ground swimming pool is not permitted on any portion of a lot in the RTM-1"]}},"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/1174/Part-10-Low-Density-Residential-Zones-PDF--RS-2-R-1-to-R-4-RTM-1-RT-2-and-RMH-1-Zones#page=25","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/rtm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rtm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rtm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}