{"title":"RS3 zone in Port Coquitlam: Residential Small-Scale 3","code":"RS3","slug":"rs3","name":"Residential Small-Scale 3","group":"Residential","section":"2","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Small-scale dwellings on large lots with at least 30 m lot widths.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Small-scale dwellings on large lots with at least 30 m lot widths.","quotes":["To accommodate and regulate small-scale dwellings on large","lots with at least 30m lot widths"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Agriculture (excluding mushroom growing, fur bearing animals, swine, poultry and other livestock beyond household use)","Single residential","Duplex","Triplex (only within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop)","Townhouse (only on lots meeting Note 14 conditions)","Community care (up to 10 persons per parcel)","Boarding","Parks and playgrounds"],"quotes":["Single","residential","Duplex","Triplex","Townhouse","Boarding","Parks and playgrounds","A triplex is a permitted use on lots within 400m of a prescribed bus stop","RS1, RS2, RS3 and RS4 zone lots which have a minimum lot area of 1,360m2 and meet","Agriculture","care","Permitted agricultural uses in the RS3 zone do not include mushroom growing or the","Community care uses in the RS1 and RS3 zones are limited to the care of 10 persons"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Secondary suite","Accessory dwelling unit (not on exempt lots or lots in a transit-oriented area)","Accessory child care facilities","Accessory home business"],"quotes":["Secondary","suite","dwelling unit","Accessory dwelling units are not permitted on lots that are exempt under sec. 481.4","Accessory child","care facilities","home business"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Parking lot use only at Lot 3 District Lot 255, NWD, Plan 22343 (1840 McLean Avenue)"],"quotes":["Note 10. A parking lot use is permitted in the RS3 zone only on Lot 3 District Lot 255, NWD, Plan","22343 (1840 McLean Avenue)."]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"4000 m²","quotes":["RS3 4000 m2 30 m 10% 28 m"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"30 m lot width; frontage 10%; 28 m lot depth","quotes":["RS3 4000 m2 30 m 10% 28 m"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"50%","quotes":["10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%"]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor area ratio .50/.60/.75 per table row (.50 base; .60 single residential with a secondary suite; .75 duplex). 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).","quotes":[".50/.60/",".75","a. 0.60 for a single residential use that includes a secondary suite;","b. 0.75 for a duplex use with or without a secondary suite in each principal dwelling;","In the RS zones, up to 3 dwelling units may be permitted on a lot that is 280 m 2 or less.","In the RS zones, up to 4 dwelling units may be permitted on a lot that is greater than 280","m2 and less than 4050 m2. If that lot is within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop, up to 6"]},"max_height":{"value":"10.5 m, maximum 3 storeys including basements","quotes":["10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%","Building heights in RS zones are limited to a maximum of 3 storeys including"]},"setback_front":{"value":"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","quotes":["10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%","In RS zones the front setback may be reduced to 4.0m if the lot has access to a lane or","of a prescribed bus stop."]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 m (6.0 m for triplexes on lots within 400 m of a prescribed bus stop)","quotes":["10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%","In RS zones the minimum rear setback may be reduced to 6.0m for triplexes on lots"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.2 m","quotes":["10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"2.4 m","quotes":["10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%"]},"other":{"value":["Principal building depth may not exceed 20 m (decks may extend up to a combined 4 m beyond).","Impervious surface limit 65%.","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."],"quotes":["The depth of a principal building in an RS zone may not exceed 20m, except the depth","the exterior surface of the building.","a. Dwelling units in RS zones in the amount of at least 15m2 per dwelling unit;","1. Vehicle access to a lot in RS zones for parking and garage access purposes is restricted to","10.5m 6.0m 1.2m 2.4m 7.5m 50%","RS3 50% .75 Note 5 Note 5 65%"]}},"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."},"source_url":"https://www.portcoquitlam.ca/media/file/3630-zoning-bylaw-2008pdf#page=19","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-coquitlam","name":"Port Coquitlam","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/index.json"}}