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title: "C-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Town Centre Commercial"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: C-3
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/c-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/c-3.json"
---

# C-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Town Centre Commercial

A range of commercial, service and residential uses in the Town Centre Area.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A range of commercial, service and residential uses in the Town Centre Area.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Residential; Assembly; Business Services; Cannabis Retail; Civic; Convenience Store; Financial Services; Funeral Services; Indoor Commercial Recreation; Licensee Retail Store; Light Industrial, limited to Microbrewery, Microwinery and Microdistillery; Liquor Primary Establishment; Media Production Studio; Off-Street Parking; Personal Repair Services; Personal Services; Place of Worship; Private Hospital; Professional Services; Public Market; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Restaurant; Retail, excluding Highway Commercial; Tourist Accommodation
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Apartment Residential; Home Occupation; One or two Dwelling Units; Outdoor Display or sales area; Pharmacy Use
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Light Industrial limited to microbrewery, maximum 150 square metres floor area: Lot 1 District Lot 398 Plan BCP35451 (#104 - 11952 224 Street)
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,672.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 36.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 90% (100% where all required parking is provided underground)
- **Maximum density:** Residential floor space ratio of 1.0 times the lot area; up to 4.0 with bonuses (not in Port Haney and Fraser River Waterfront Area)
- **Maximum height:** At least 11.0 metres in the Town Centre Area; in Port Haney and Fraser River Waterfront Area 11.0 to 15.0 metres and at most four storeys
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 0.0 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 metres; may be 0.0 metres if the rear 6.0 metres holds only an accessory parking structure with a residential use above it
- **Interior side setback:** 0.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 0.0 metres
- **Other rules:** Residential use must be above all non-residential storeys, with separate access and concealed parking; On lots on Schedule E, ground floor commercial must cover 90% of the frontage and 25% of the lot area; Off-street parking must be at the rear, inside a building or underground, and cover no more than 95% of the lot surface; Every use except outdoor display or sales and commercial parking and loading must be inside an enclosed building

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 703](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=208) (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/c-3/_