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title: "RM2 zone in Port Moody: Low-Density Townhouse Residential"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: RM2
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/rm2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm2.json"
---

# RM2 zone in Port Moody: Low-Density Townhouse Residential

Ground-oriented, low density townhouse development

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Ground-oriented, low density townhouse development
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Type A; Community Care
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 25% of the lot; accessory building the lesser of 10% of the lot area or 75 m²
- **Maximum density:** N/A
- **Maximum height:** The lesser of 8.0 m or 2 storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (principal building)
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: behind the principal building setback; side 1.5 m interior, 3.0 m exterior; rear 1.5 m minimum
- **Other rules:** Outdoor common amenity space of at least 5.0 m² per dwelling unit, outside required setbacks, with no dimension under 6.0 m and slope no more than 5%; Each dwelling unit must have a separate outside entrance at ground level; 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. 9.3](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=91) (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/rm2/_