---
title: "RS3 zone in Port Coquitlam: Residential Small-Scale 3"
place: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-coquitlam
zone: RS3
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/rs3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-coquitlam/zoning/rs3.json"
---

# RS3 zone in Port Coquitlam: Residential Small-Scale 3

Small-scale dwellings on large lots with at least 30 m lot widths.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Small-scale dwellings on large lots with at least 30 m lot widths.
- **Main uses:** 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
- **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
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Parking lot use only at Lot 3 District Lot 255, NWD, Plan 22343 (1840 McLean Avenue)
- **Minimum lot area:** 4000 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30 m lot width; frontage 10%; 28 m lot depth
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** 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).
- **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 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.

## 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/rs3/_