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title: "RTM-1 zone in Coquitlam: Street-Oriented Village Home Residential"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: RTM-1
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rtm-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rtm-1.json"
---

# RTM-1 zone in Coquitlam: Street-Oriented Village Home Residential

Street-oriented multiple-unit residential development with a minimum lot size of 210 m², with limited accessory uses.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Street-oriented multiple-unit residential development with a minimum lot size of 210 m², with limited accessory uses.
- **Main uses:** Street-Oriented Village Home Residential (No more than eight principal buildings attached, and parking areas must be accessed from a lane.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Accessory residential; Accessory home occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 210 m² (fee-simple lot)
- **Minimum lot width:** Minimum width of a principal building is 4.5 m (no lot width stated)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** 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)
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 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)
- **Front setback:** 4.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.2 m
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 m where the interior side wall adjoins the interior side wall of a neighbouring street-oriented village home; otherwise 1.4 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1006](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) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Coquitlam: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/index.json

_Draft: taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and not yet reviewed by a person. Gov Handbook is an independent guide. Canonical page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/rtm-1/_