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title: "C6 zone in Port Moody: Adaptive Commercial"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: C6
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/c6/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/c6.json"
---

# C6 zone in Port Moody: Adaptive Commercial

Use of single detached residential buildings for specified commercial uses while keeping a residential appearance

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Use of single detached residential buildings for specified commercial uses while keeping a residential appearance
- **Main uses:** Artist Studio – Type A and Type B; Child Care; Community Care; Office; Personal Service; Residential; Retail Food Service; Retail; Work-Live
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Type B
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** n/a
- **Maximum height:** 10.5 m and 3 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (principal building)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (exterior lot line)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: behind the principal building; side 1.5 m (3.0 m for an exterior lot line); rear 1.5 m
- **Other rules:** All uses must be inside the principal building, except customer service areas up to 12.0 m² on porches or patios in the front yard; Minimum lot size is set in the table in section 3.2 of the bylaw

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 10.6](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=112) (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/c6/_