RS3 zone in Port Moody: North Shore Single Detached Residential

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

In short

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 (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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