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title: "RS1 zone in Port Moody: Single Detached Residential"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: RS1
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/rs1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rs1.json"
---

# RS1 zone in Port Moody: Single Detached Residential

Single detached homes and small-scale multi-unit housing on standard urban lots

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached homes and small-scale multi-unit housing on standard urban lots
- **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 coverage:** Single detached: 40% total; 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 density:** Single detached: FAR 0.5; 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 height:** Single 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 buildings:** Single 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 setback:** Single detached: 6.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 4.6 m
- **Rear setback:** Single detached: 7.5 m (principal building); SSMUH: 1.5 m where there is a lane, 4.0 m where there is no lane
- **Interior side setback:** Single detached: 1.5 m; SSMUH: 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** Single detached: 3.0 m; SSMUH: 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** front: behind the principal building; rear 1.5 m (also for Additional Dwelling Unit); 2.0 m between buildings
- **Other rules:** Minimum lot size is set in the table in section 3.2 of the bylaw; Lots listed in Schedule B have site-specific regulations

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 8.4](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=60) (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/rs1/_