RM3 zone in Port Moody: Low Density Townhouse Residential

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

In short

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 (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's PDF (listed as BL2937-C on its Bylaws page) is "Consolidated for Convenience". Many older CD zones (CD1 to CD5, CD2R, CD10 to CD15) are listed in s. 3.1 but their text is not in this document; the bylaw says to refer to the original enacting bylaws, so those entries have no lines. CD81, CD94 and CD95 appear in Schedule D but not in the s. 3.1 list. CD zone text is in Schedule D (lines for CD zones are inside Schedule D). 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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