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RT zone in Port Moody: Semi-Detached Residential

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

In short

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

Zone rules

PurposeA 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 coverageSemi-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 densitySemi-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 heightSemi-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 buildingsSemi-detached: 4.5 m; Additional Dwelling Unit 6.71 m; SSMUH: 4.0 m
Front setbackSemi-detached: 6.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 4.6 m
Rear setbackSemi-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 setbackSemi-detached: 1.5 m (principal building); SSMUH: 1.5 m
Street side setbackSemi-detached: 3.0 m (principal building); SSMUH: 3.0 m
Accessory building setbacksfront: 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 (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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