{"title":"Port Coquitlam zoning: find your zone and what it allows","question":"How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?","slug":"zoning-lookup","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"category":{"slug":"building-and-renovating","name":"Building, renovating and your property"},"owner":"municipal","owner_label":"Municipal","owner_body":{"name":"City of Port Coquitlam","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca"},"short_answer":"Look up your lot on PoCoMAP, the City of Port Coquitlam's interactive map, to see its zoning, Official Community Plan land use and flood construction levels. Then read that zone's section of Zoning Bylaw 3630 for permitted uses and building rules. Planning staff can confirm at 604-927-5442.","aliases":["what is my zoning port coquitlam","zoning map port coquitlam","pocomap zoning","zoning bylaw 3630","can I build on my lot"],"cost":"Looking up zoning is free.","how_long":"Not applicable.","where":[{"type":"online","label":"PoCoMAP","value":"https://maps.portcoquitlam.ca/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=Public.v1"},{"type":"phone","label":"Planning Division","value":"604-927-5442"},{"type":"email","label":"Planning Division","value":"planning@portcoquitlam.ca"}],"documents":[],"forms":[{"title":"Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf"},{"title":"PoCoMap and PoCo Open Data page","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/pocomap"}],"related":[{"slug":"secondary-suite","title":"Port Coquitlam secondary suite and carriage house rules","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/secondary-suite/"}],"nearby":[{"place":"ca/bc/coquitlam","name":"Coquitlam","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/coquitlam/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/new-westminster","name":"New Westminster","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-westminster/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/belcarra","name":"Belcarra","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/belcarra/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/anmore","name":"Anmore","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/anmore/zoning-lookup/"},{"place":"ca/bc/burnaby","name":"Burnaby","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/burnaby/zoning-lookup/"}],"topic":{"title":"Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality","url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup/"},"facts":{"how_to_find":{"label":"How to find your zone","value":"Use PoCoMAP, the City's interactive mapping site, to see a property's zoning, Official Community Plan land use and flood construction levels. Then check the zoning bylaw for what that zone permits.","short":"Online map (PoCoMAP)","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/pocomap","title":"PoCoMap, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"PoCoMap page","quotes":["PoCoMap is an interactive mapping site that that allows users to explore Port Coquitlam."]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/property-development-building/building-permits/single-family-or-two-family","title":"Single-Family or Two-Family Permit, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"Get Started: Pre-application","quotes":["Check PoCoMAP for property information such as zoning, land use under the Official Community Plan (OCP) and flood construction levels."]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/doing-business/starting-business","title":"Starting a Business, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"Is your business use permitted?","quotes":["Check PoCoMAP to determine the property’s zoning, and then check for permitted uses in that zone in the City’s zoning bylaw."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"zoning_bylaw":{"label":"Zoning bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630. The posted copy lists amendments up to Bylaw 4455 (2026-10-06). The City says online copies are not legal versions and may lack the latest amendments.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF)","section":"Record of Amendments","quotes":["4455 Definitions, Schedule A, B 2026-10-06","ZONING BYLAW, 2008 Bylaw No. 3630"]},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/our-government/bylaws","title":"Bylaws, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"Bylaws page","quotes":["these online copies are not legal versions of the bylaw and may not include the most recent amendments."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"what_zone_controls":{"label":"What the zone controls","value":"For each zone: permitted uses (Tables 1.3, 2.3 and others), lot size, building height, lot coverage, floor area ratio, setbacks, building depth and impervious surface (e.g. Table 2.4 for residential zones). Section III adds rules for accessory buildings, fences, parking of vehicles and home businesses.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF)","section":"Section II tables; Section III","quotes":["Table 2.3: Residential Zones Permitted Uses","Table 2.4: Residential Zones Regulations","Zone Building Lot Floor Front Interior Exterior Rear Building Impervious","SECTION III SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"contact":{"label":"Contact","value":"Planning Division: 604.927.5442, planning@portcoquitlam.ca.","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/doing-business/starting-business","title":"Starting a Business, City of Port Coquitlam","section":"Is your business use permitted?","quotes":["Contact the Planning Division at 604.927.5442 or planning@portcoquitlam.ca if you have any questions about permitted uses on a property."]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}},"bylaw":{"label":"Bylaw","value":"Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630","status":"stated","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF)","section":"Title page","quotes":["ZONING BYLAW, 2008 Bylaw No. 3630"]}],"check":{"result":"matched","text_date":"2026-11-06"}}},"facts_summary":{"total":5,"stated":5,"matched":5,"none":0,"unknown":0},"zoning":{"bylaw":{"title":"Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (City's online copy, includes CD1 to CD44)","url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/media/file/3630-zoning-bylaw-2008pdf","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"The City says its online bylaw copies are meant to be up to date but are not legal versions and may not include the most recent amendments. The consolidation date is not stated in the PDF. Zones are grouped in shared tables per category (A, RS/RTh/RRh/RA, NC/CC/DC/SSC/RC, M, P), so lines for those zones give the whole category section. There is no CD37 in the bylaw."},"zones":69,"zone_pages":26,"index_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/index.json","lookup_url":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/lookup","map":{"has_map":true,"has_addresses":true,"zones_geojson":"/data/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zones.geojson","addresses_json":"/data/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/addresses.json","source_url":"https://services9.arcgis.com/nz97KciUs5nOw64q/arcgis/rest/services/Zoning/FeatureServer/0","viewer":{"title":"PoCo Map","url":"https://maps.portcoquitlam.ca/Html5Viewer/index.html?viewer=Public.v1"},"caveat":null,"accessed":"2026-11-07"}},"body_markdown":"## How it works\n\nThe City of Port Coquitlam's [Zoning Bylaw 3630](https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf) sets the rules for each zone. For every zone it covers permitted uses (Tables 1.3, 2.3 and others), lot size, building height, lot coverage, floor area ratio, setbacks, building depth and impervious surface (for example Table 2.4 for residential zones). Section III adds rules for accessory buildings, fences, vehicle parking and home businesses.\n\nThe City says online copies of the bylaw are not legal versions and may lack the latest amendments.\n\n## Steps\n\n1. Open PoCoMAP and find your address to see its zoning, Official Community Plan land use and flood construction levels.\n2. Open Zoning Bylaw 3630 and go to your zone's tables.\n3. Read the permitted uses and regulations, then the Section III supplementary rules.\n4. Call Planning at 604-927-5442 or email planning@portcoquitlam.ca to confirm.\n\n## Good to know\n\n- Check zoning before you lease, buy or design; the City's business and permit pages both say so.\n- Related answers cover fences, sheds, secondary suites and home businesses, which each have their own zoning rules.","sources":[{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/pocomap","title":"PoCoMap, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/doing-business/starting-business","title":"Starting a Business, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/business-development/property-development-building/building-permits/single-family-or-two-family","title":"Single-Family or Two-Family Permit, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/sites/default/files/2025-12/3630%20-%20Zoning%20Bylaw%202008.pdf","title":"Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF)","accessed":"2026-11-05"},{"url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/our-government/bylaws","title":"Bylaws, City of Port Coquitlam","accessed":"2026-11-05"}],"sources_read":"2026-11-05","review":{"status":"machine_checked","badge":"Checked against official text","label":"Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text."},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning-lookup/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning-lookup.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning-lookup.json"}}