Port Coquitlam Zoning Districts

Compare 12 covered residential and agricultural zoning districts in Port Coquitlam, BC: unit limits, height, setbacks and permitted uses, sourced from the official zoning bylaw (updated October 2026). Lot-specific conditions can change what you can build; check your address for the rules that apply.

Port Coquitlam zoning map: every lot coloured by how many units Bill 44 allows

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Agricultural zones

Residential zones

About Port Coquitlam zoning

In Port Coquitlam, zoning is set by the Zoning Bylaw, 2008, No. 3630. This page covers 12 of its zones (11 residential and 1 agricultural), each with the unit limits, height, setbacks and permitted uses the bylaw sets for it.

Port Coquitlam rewrote its residential zones rather than overlaying them, so RS1 through RS4 are the small-scale zones. Most lots allow 4 units, some reach 6, and a few hundred near Lincoln Station are held at 2. How many units can you build in Port Coquitlam?

Small-scale multi-unit housing applies in these Port Coquitlam zones: RS1, RS2, RS3 and RS4. Check an address for the count on a specific lot.

Latest change we track: RS zones changed to permit small-scale multi-unit housing (June 25, 2024). All Port Coquitlam zoning changes

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