{"title":"RT zone in Port Moody: Semi-Detached Residential","code":"RT","slug":"rt","name":"Semi-Detached Residential","group":"Residential","section":"9.1","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"A building with two dwelling units, each with its own entrance, and small-scale multi-unit housing","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"A building with two dwelling units, each with its own entrance, and small-scale multi-unit housing","quotes":["To accommodate one Building containing two Dwelling Units in a"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Semi-Detached Residential","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"],"quotes":["Semi-Detached Residential","Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Bed and Breakfast","Boarding","Child Care","Community Care","Home Occupation – Type B","Secondary Suite","Supportive Recovery","Additional Dwelling Unit","Home Occupation – Type A"],"note":"For each principal dwelling unit, one of Bed and Breakfast, Boarding, Child Care, Community Care, Home Occupation – Type B, Secondary Suite or Supportive Recovery; small-scale multi-unit housing lots may have Boarding, Home Occupation – Type A and Secondary Suites.","quotes":["For each principal Dwelling Unit, one of","Bed and Breakfast","Community Care","Home Occupation – Type B","Secondary Suite","Supportive Recovery","Additional Dwelling Unit","Home Occupation – Type A"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"Semi-detached: 40% total; accessory buildings including Additional Dwelling Units 65 m² maximum (80 m² for enclosed parking); 3-6 units (SSMUH): 45% for up to four units, 50% for five to six units","quotes":["All buildings and structures – 40%","65m2, except in the case of enclosed","exceed 80m2","45% total","50% total"]},"max_density":{"value":"Semi-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","quotes":["Floor Area Ratio – 0.5","FAR of 0.7 for three","maximum FAR of 1.0 for six"]},"max_height":{"value":"Semi-detached: the lesser of 10.5 m or 3 storeys; 3-6 units (SSMUH): 10.5 m for up to four units, 11.5 m for five to six units","quotes":["Principal Building – the lesser of 10.5m","or 3 Storeys","Dwelling Units – 10.5m","Dwelling Units – 11.5m"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"Semi-detached: 4.5 m; Additional Dwelling Unit 6.71 m; SSMUH: 4.0 m","quotes":["Accessory Building or Structure – 4.5m","Additional Dwelling Unit – 6.71m","Accessory Building – 4.0m"]},"setback_front":{"value":"Semi-detached: 6.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 4.6 m","quotes":["Principal Building – 6.0m","4.6m"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"Semi-detached: 7.5 m (principal building); SSMUH: 1.5 m where there is a lane, 4.0 m where there is no lane","quotes":["Principal Building – 7.5m","where there is a lane","where there is no lane","4.0m"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"Semi-detached: 1.5 m (principal building); SSMUH: 1.5 m","quotes":["Principal Building – 1.5m Interior Lot line","All Buildings or Structures (interior)","1.5m"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"Semi-detached: 3.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 3.0 m","quotes":["and 3.0m Exterior Lot line","All Buildings or Structures (exterior)","3.0m"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front: behind the principal building setback; side 1.5 m interior and 3.0 m exterior; rear 1.5 m (Additional Dwelling Unit 1.5 m); 2.0 m between buildings (SSMUH)","quotes":["the principal Building Setback","Accessory Building or Structure – 1.5m","Interior Lot line and 3.0m Exterior Side","Additional Dwelling Unit – 1.5m","Accessory Building or Structure – 2.0m"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026)","url":"https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"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)."},"source_url":"https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=86","place":{"path":"ca/bc/port-moody","name":"Port Moody","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rt/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rt.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/rt.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/port-moody/zoning/index.json"}}