---
title: "RM3 zone in Port Moody: Low Density Townhouse Residential"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: RM3
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/rm3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rm3.json"
---

# RM3 zone in Port Moody: Low Density Townhouse Residential

Ground-oriented townhouses, each with an exclusive entrance and possibly separate title

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Ground-oriented townhouses, each with an exclusive entrance and possibly separate title
- **Main uses:** Townhouse
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Home Occupation – Type A; Community Care
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** One Recreation Building in total for all the properties legally described in each of Schedules SSU1, SSU2 and SSU3; Maximum height 10.5 m and 3 storeys for principal buildings on all properties in Schedules SSU1, SSU2, SSU3, SSU4 and SSU5; Maximum height 14.3 m or 4 storeys for the principal building on Strata Lot 6, Plan NWS961, District Lot 201, New West District (PID 001-596-047)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 50%
- **Maximum density:** FAR 0.75
- **Maximum height:** 9.0 m or 2 storeys (the floor below the first storey may be exposed on one side of the building on a sloping lot)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m (principal building)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.8 m (principal building)
- **Street side setback:** 4.0 m (principal building)
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: behind the principal building setback; side 1.8 m interior, 4.0 m exterior; rear 1.2 m
- **Other rules:** Minimum separation of 6.0 m between a principal building and an accessory building, and 3.0 m between principal buildings; Accessory building walls no longer than 10.0 m; accessory parking building holds no more than three parking spaces; For developments of 10 or more residential units, outdoor common amenity space of at least 5.0 m² per dwelling unit is required; 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. 9.4](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=93) (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/rm3/_