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Port Coquitlam zoning: find your zone and what it allows

How do I find out how my property is zoned and what I can build on it?

Port Coquitlam, British ColumbiaChecked against official textSources read 2026-11-05

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.

Zoning map

AgriculturalResidentialCommercialIndustrialPublicComprehensive development

Search an address or click a lot on the map to see its zone and what it allows.

Zoning shown from the City of Port Coquitlam's PoCo Map data, downloaded 2026-11-07.

Zones in Port Coquitlam

From Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (City's online copy, includes CD1 to CD44). 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. Each zone has its own page with its uses, lot sizes, heights and setbacks. Zone pages are drafts taken from the bylaw text and not yet reviewed by a person.

Agricultural zones

Residential zones

Commercial zones

Industrial zones

Public zones

Comprehensive development zones

  • CD1 Comprehensive Development Zone 1
  • CD2 Comprehensive Development Zone 2
  • CD3 Comprehensive Development Zone 3
  • CD4 Comprehensive Development Zone 4
  • CD5 Comprehensive Development Zone 5
  • CD6 Comprehensive Development Zone 6
  • CD7 Comprehensive Development Zone 7
  • CD8 Comprehensive Development Zone 8
  • CD9 Comprehensive Development Zone 9
  • CD10 Comprehensive Development Zone 10
  • CD11 Comprehensive Development Zone 11
  • CD12 Comprehensive Development Zone 12
  • CD13 Comprehensive Development Zone 13
  • CD14 Comprehensive Development Zone 14
  • CD15 Comprehensive Development Zone 15
  • CD16 Comprehensive Development Zone 16
  • CD17 Comprehensive Development Zone 17
  • CD18 Comprehensive Development Zone 18
  • CD19 Comprehensive Development Zone 19
  • CD20 Comprehensive Development Zone 20
  • CD21 Comprehensive Development Zone 21
  • CD22 Comprehensive Development Zone 22
  • CD23 Comprehensive Development Zone 23
  • CD24 Comprehensive Development Zone 24
  • CD25 Comprehensive Development Zone 25
  • CD26 Comprehensive Development Zone 26
  • CD27 Comprehensive Development Zone 27
  • CD28 Comprehensive Development Zone 28
  • CD29 Comprehensive Development Zone 29
  • CD30 Comprehensive Development Zone 30
  • CD31 Comprehensive Development Zone 31
  • CD32 Comprehensive Development Zone 32
  • CD33 Comprehensive Development Zone 33
  • CD34 Comprehensive Development Zone 34
  • CD35 Comprehensive Development Zone 35
  • CD36 Comprehensive Development Zone 36
  • CD38 Comprehensive Development Zone 38
  • CD39 Comprehensive Development Zone 39
  • CD40 Comprehensive Development Zone 40
  • CD41 Comprehensive Development Zone 41
  • CD42 Comprehensive Development Zone 42
  • CD43 Comprehensive Development Zone 43
  • CD44 Comprehensive Development Zone 44

Key facts

How to find your zoneUse 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.PoCoMap, PoCoMap page; Single-Family or Two-Family Permit, Get Started: Pre-application; Starting a Business, Is your business use permitted? · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
PoCoMap is an interactive mapping site that that allows users to explore Port Coquitlam.
Check PoCoMAP for property information such as zoning, land use under the Official Community Plan (OCP) and flood construction levels.
Check PoCoMAP to determine the property’s zoning, and then check for permitted uses in that zone in the City’s zoning bylaw.
Zoning bylawZoning 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.Zoning Bylaw 3630, Record of Amendments; Bylaws, Bylaws page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
4455 Definitions, Schedule A, B 2026-10-06
ZONING BYLAW, 2008 Bylaw No. 3630
these online copies are not legal versions of the bylaw and may not include the most recent amendments.
What the zone controlsFor 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.Zoning Bylaw 3630, Section II tables; Section III · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
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
ContactPlanning Division: 604.927.5442, planning@portcoquitlam.ca.Starting a Business, Is your business use permitted? · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
Contact the Planning Division at 604.927.5442 or planning@portcoquitlam.ca if you have any questions about permitted uses on a property.
BylawZoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630Zoning Bylaw 3630, Title page · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-06
Official wording
ZONING BYLAW, 2008 Bylaw No. 3630

How it works

The City of Port Coquitlam's Zoning Bylaw 3630 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.

The City says online copies of the bylaw are not legal versions and may lack the latest amendments.

Steps

  1. Open PoCoMAP and find your address to see its zoning, Official Community Plan land use and flood construction levels.
  2. Open Zoning Bylaw 3630 and go to your zone's tables.
  3. Read the permitted uses and regulations, then the Section III supplementary rules.
  4. Call Planning at 604-927-5442 or email planning@portcoquitlam.ca to confirm.

Good to know

  • Check zoning before you lease, buy or design; the City's business and permit pages both say so.
  • Related answers cover fences, sheds, secondary suites and home businesses, which each have their own zoning rules.

Official forms and pages

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Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality →

Sources

  1. PoCoMap, City of Port Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
  2. Starting a Business, City of Port Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
  3. Single-Family or Two-Family Permit, City of Port Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)
  4. Zoning Bylaw 3630 (PDF) (read 2026-11-05)
  5. Bylaws, City of Port Coquitlam (read 2026-11-05)

Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. How answers are checked.