---
title: "A3 zone in Port Moody: Development Acreage Reserve"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: A3
bylaw: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/a3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/a3.json"
---

# A3 zone in Port Moody: Development Acreage Reserve

Parcels of 0.40 hectares or more that need site-specific planning

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Parcels of 0.40 hectares or more that need site-specific planning
- **Main uses:** Single Detached Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Child Care; Home Occupation – Type B; Boarding; Secondary Suite; Community Care; Supportive Recovery (One of Child Care or Home Occupation – Type B, and one of Boarding, Secondary Suite or Community Care.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40% for all buildings combined
- **Maximum density:** n/a
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 10.5 m or 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: behind the principal building; side 7.5 m; rear 7.5 m

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 8.3](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=59) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Port Moody: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/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-moody/zoning/a3/_