---
title: "SS-1 zone in Coquitlam: Service Station Commercial"
place: Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/coquitlam
zone: SS-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/ss-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning/ss-1.json"
---

# SS-1 zone in Coquitlam: Service Station Commercial

Service stations abutting residential areas, limited to dispensing fuels and selling related products.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Service stations abutting residential areas, limited to dispensing fuels and selling related products.
- **Main uses:** Service Station (Fuel must be dispensed only by personnel of the business retailing the fuel.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Accessory unenclosed storage; Convenience retail; Restaurant
- **Minimum lot area:** 925 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Not applicable in this zone
- **Maximum density:** Gross floor area up to 0.35 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 7.6 m
- **Front setback:** 7.6 m (12.0 m for service station buildings; 4.5 m for pump islands or canopies)
- **Rear setback:** 7.6 m (rear lot line abutting a street) or 1.2 m (abutting a lane); pump islands or canopies 4.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (4.5 m for pump islands or canopies)
- **Other rules:** A landscaped area at least 3 m wide is required along a lot line abutting a lot zoned and designated for residential use; Pump islands or canopies must be 4.5 m from any other lot line

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw No. 3000, 1996 (consolidated with amending bylaws, updated July 27, 2026), s. 1701](https://www.coquitlam.ca/DocumentCenter/View/1161/Part-17-Service-Station-Zones-PDF--SS-1-Zone#page=1) (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/ss-1/_