---
title: "RS2 zone in Port Coquitlam: Residential Small-Scale 2"
place: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-coquitlam
zone: RS2
bylaw: Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (City's online copy, includes CD1 to CD44)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs2.json"
---

# RS2 zone in Port Coquitlam: Residential Small-Scale 2

Small-scale dwelling units on smaller lots with at least 12 m lot widths.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale dwelling units on smaller lots with at least 12 m lot widths.
- **Main uses:** Single residential; Duplex; Triplex (only within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop); Townhouse (only on lots meeting Note 14 conditions); Boarding; Parks and playgrounds
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Secondary suite; Accessory dwelling unit (not on exempt lots or lots in a transit-oriented area); Accessory child care facilities; Accessory home business; Accessory hobby beekeeping
- **Minimum lot area:** 375 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 12 m lot width; 7.5 m frontage; 28 m lot depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50% (55% for triplexes on lots within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop)
- **Maximum density:** Floor area ratio .50; .60 for a single residential use with a secondary suite; .75 for a duplex; 1.0 for a triplex. Up to 3 dwelling units on a lot of 280 m² or less; up to 4 on a lot over 280 m² and under 4050 m² (up to 6 within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop).
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m, maximum 3 storeys including basements
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (4.0 m if the lot has access to a lane, parking is only at the rear, or the lot is within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop); measured to the principal building
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (6.0 m for triplexes on lots within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.2 m
- **Street side setback:** 2.4 m
- **Other rules:** Principal building depth may not exceed 20 m (decks may extend up to a combined 4 m beyond).; Impervious surface limit 70%.; Usable open space of at least 15 m² per dwelling unit.; Vehicle access for parking and garage must be from the lane where the lot abuts a public lane.

## Source

- [Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (City's online copy, includes CD1 to CD44), s. 2](https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/media/file/3630-zoning-bylaw-2008pdf#page=19) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Coquitlam: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-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/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs2/_