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RTh3 zone in Port Coquitlam: Residential Townhouse 3

Port Coquitlam, British ColumbiaDraft, not yet reviewedBylaw read 2026-11-07

In short

Ground-oriented attached dwellings with a compact form.

Zone rules

PurposeGround-oriented attached dwellings with a compact form.
Main uses
  • Townhouse
  • Boarding
  • Parks and playgrounds
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Accessory child care facilities
  • Accessory home business
Extra uses on specific lots
  • 1055 Riverwood Gate (Lots 1-145 Block 6N, Plan LMS4654): one dwelling unit per 216.8 m² of lot area
  • 3127 Skeena St (Lots 1-71, Section 6, Plan BCS1135): one dwelling unit per 300 m² of lot area unless the owner contributes $1500 per extra unit to a City reserve fund, then one per 220 m²
  • 2560 Pitt River Road (Lot 1, DL 174, Plan LMP 34067): lot area per dwelling unit not less than 220 m²
  • Other sites with their own density rules: 2495 Davies Avenue, 2643-2669 Bedford Street, 843-913 Dominion Avenue, Dominion Riverfront Neighbourhood, 2131-2135 Prairie Avenue, 2144-2154 Salisbury Avenue, 2143-2149 Prairie Avenue, Rindall Avenue and Tyner Street sites
Minimum lot area1000 m²
Minimum lot width30 m lot width; 18 m frontage; 28 m lot depth
Maximum lot coverage40%
Maximum densityOne dwelling unit per 220 m² of lot area (different rules on some sites, see site-specific)
Maximum height10.5 m
Front setback7.5 m
Rear setback7.5 m
Interior side setback1.8 m (at least 3.5 m for a building wall having a window to a habitable room)
Street side setback3.5 m
Other rulesUsable open space of at least 30 m² per dwelling unit.

Source: Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630 (City's online copy, includes CD1 to CD44), s. 2 (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply, and a lot can have site-specific rules. 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. Zone pages are taken from the bylaw text by a research agent and have not yet been reviewed by a person: confirm with the bylaw before you rely on them. How answers are checked.

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