---
title: "A-5 zone in Maple Ridge: Agricultural Only"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: A-5
bylaw: Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026)
bylaw_read: 2026-11-07
review: draft
canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/a-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/a-5.json"
---

# A-5 zone in Maple Ridge: Agricultural Only

Intensive agricultural use with limited buildings and structures.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Intensive agricultural use with limited buildings and structures.
- **Main uses:** Agricultural; Cannabis, Commercial Production; Forest Resource
- **Minimum lot area:** 8.0 hectares
- **Minimum lot width:** 100.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 1% for all buildings and structures together
- **Maximum height:** 7.0 metres; 15.0 metres for agricultural use and cannabis commercial production
- **Front setback:** 15.0 metres; 60.0 metres for cannabis commercial production
- **Rear setback:** 15.0 metres; 30.0 metres for cannabis commercial production
- **Interior side setback:** 15.0 metres; 30.0 metres for cannabis commercial production
- **Street side setback:** 15.0 metres; 60.0 metres for cannabis commercial production
- **Other rules:** No accessory uses in this zone; Cannabis commercial production is not permitted unless the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 505](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=123) (read 2026-11-07)

Rules in the bylaw's general sections (parking, fences, suites, home businesses) also apply. All zones in Maple Ridge: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/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/maple-ridge/zoning/a-5/_