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

# RT zone in Port Moody: Semi-Detached Residential

A building with two dwelling units, each with its own entrance, and small-scale multi-unit housing

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A building with two dwelling units, each with its own entrance, and small-scale multi-unit housing
- **Main uses:** Semi-Detached Residential; Small-Scale Multi-Unit Housing
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Bed and Breakfast; Boarding; Child Care; Community Care; Home Occupation – Type B; Secondary Suite; Supportive Recovery; Additional Dwelling Unit; Home Occupation – Type A (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.)
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 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
- **Maximum density:** 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
- **Maximum height:** 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
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** Semi-detached: 4.5 m; Additional Dwelling Unit 6.71 m; SSMUH: 4.0 m
- **Front setback:** Semi-detached: 6.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 4.6 m
- **Rear setback:** Semi-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:** Semi-detached: 1.5 m (principal building); SSMUH: 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** Semi-detached: 3.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 3.0 m
- **Accessory building setbacks:** 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)

## Source

- [City of Port Moody Zoning Bylaw, 2018, No. 2937 (consolidated for convenience, includes amendments to July 14, 2026), s. 9.1](https://api.ghdcdn.com/portmoody-edocs/v1/eDocs/Get?docnumber=461917#page=86) (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/rt/_