---
title: "C-5 zone in Maple Ridge: Village Centre Commercial"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: C-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/c-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/c-5.json"
---

# C-5 zone in Maple Ridge: Village Centre Commercial

Convenience shopping and Personal Services for nearby residents in a compact village form.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Convenience shopping and Personal Services for nearby residents in a compact village form.
- **Main uses:** Assembly; Business Services; Civic; Convenience Store; Financial Services; Indoor Commercial Recreation; Licensee Retail Store; Liquor Primary Establishment; Personal Repair Services; Personal Services; Professional Services; Refund Container Recycling Depot; Restaurant; Retail, excluding Highway Commercial
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Apartment Residential; Home Occupation; one or two Dwelling Units; Outdoor Display or sales area; Pharmacy Use
- **Minimum lot area:** 668.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 18.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 70%
- **Maximum density:** No density requirement
- **Maximum height:** 9.5 m
- **Front setback:** 3.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 3.0 m
- **Other rules:** Residential use only on storeys above the first storey; Every use must be wholly inside an enclosed building, except outdoor display or sales area and parking/loading; Ground floor must have at least 90% of the lot frontage developed for principal uses

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 705](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=214) (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-5/_