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RS1-S zone in Port Moody: Single Detached Residential – Small Lot

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

In short

Single detached homes and small-scale multi-unit housing on small lots in Moody Centre, Seaview and Pleasantside

Zone rules

PurposeSingle detached homes and small-scale multi-unit housing on small lots in Moody Centre, Seaview and Pleasantside
Main uses
  • Single Detached Residential
  • Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
Also allowed (secondary uses)
  • Bed and Breakfast
  • Boarding
  • Child Care
  • Community Care
  • Home Occupation – Type B
  • Additional Dwelling Unit
  • Home Occupation – Type A
  • Supportive Recovery
  • Secondary Suite
Bed and Breakfast, Boarding, Child Care, Community Care and Home Occupation – Type B are alternatives (one of); small-scale multi-unit housing lots may have Boarding, Home Occupation – Type A and Secondary Suites.
Maximum lot coverageSingle detached: 45% for all buildings combined; accessory buildings including Additional Dwelling Units 65 m² maximum; 3-6 units (SSMUH): 45% for up to four units, 50% for five to six units
Maximum densitySingle detached: FAR 0.5 for lots 555 m² or larger; FAR 0.7 for lots under 555 m²; 3-6 units (SSMUH): FAR 0.7 for three units, plus 0.1 for each additional unit, up to 1.0 for six units
Maximum heightSingle detached: the lesser of 3 storeys and 10.5 m (roof pitch 3:12 or greater) or 9.0 m (pitch under 3:12 with parapets under 0.6 m); 3-6 units (SSMUH): 10.5 m for up to four units, 11.5 m for five to six units
Maximum height, accessory buildingsSingle detached: 3.7 m flat roof, 4.5 m sloped roof (more than 3:12); Additional Dwelling Unit 6.71 m; SSMUH: 4.0 m
Front setbackSingle detached: 6.0 m; SSMUH: 4.6 m
Rear setbackSingle detached: 7.5 m (principal buildings); SSMUH: 1.5 m where there is a lane, 4.0 m where there is no lane
Interior side setbackSingle detached: 1.2 m (principal buildings and Additional Dwelling Unit); SSMUH: 1.5 m
Street side setbackSingle detached: 1.8 m on a corner lot (flanking street side yard); SSMUH: 3.0 m
Accessory building setbacksfront: behind the principal building; side 0.9 m; rear 1.5 m (also for Additional Dwelling Unit); 2.0 m between principal and accessory building
Other rules
  • Minimum lot size is set in the table in section 3.2 of the bylaw
  • One parking space per principal Dwelling Unit is required

Source: City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 8.5 (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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