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title: "RS3 zone in Port Moody: North Shore Single Detached Residential"
place: Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/port-moody
zone: RS3
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/rs3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rs3.json"
---

# RS3 zone in Port Moody: North Shore Single Detached Residential

Single detached homes and small-scale multi-unit housing on compact North Shore urban lots

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Single detached homes and small-scale multi-unit housing on compact North Shore 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.)
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Waterfront RS3 Lots on Alderside Road: front setback 3.0 m for the principal building (1.5 m for accessory buildings) where the road has a dedicated 6.0 m width; 3.0 m building setback from the High Water Mark; accessory buildings may be placed in the front yard
- **Maximum lot coverage:** Single detached: 45% 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 0.6; 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 8.0 m or 3 storeys; 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: 4.0 m; 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: 7.0 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: 1.2 m; SSMUH: 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** Single detached: 2.5 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. 8.7](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=67) (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/rs3/_