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title: "M-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Business Park Industrial"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: M-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/m-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/m-3.json"
---

# M-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Business Park Industrial

A business park industrial area with emphasis on quality building design and landscaping.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** A business park industrial area with emphasis on quality building design and landscaping.
- **Main uses:** auction mart; Commercial laundry; Commercial upholstery, including equipment and Vehicle covers; customer service call centre and marketing call centre; distillery and brewery; equipment appraisal; Indoor Commercial Recreation; Industrial, not including; laboratory; Light Industrial; Liquor Primary Establishment specific to the following Lot; Media Production Studio; Office related to construction, Industrial, high technology, utility companies; Off-Street Parking of unoccupied passenger, Commercial Vehicles and; preparation of food and food products for off-site consumption, including; printing, publishing, and reproduction services; Recreational Facilities and instructional facilities limited to; repair and servicing of light non-Industrial machinery; Restaurant, excluding Drive-Through; Retail sale, repair and rental of Industrial Vehicles; Vehicle and Equipment Repair Services; Warehouse Storage; Wholesale Distribution; Crematorium (Industrial excludes asphalt, rubber and tar production, chemical plants, concrete and cement plants, hydrocarbon refining and bulk storage, sawmills, septic tank services, stockyards and abattoirs, Unenclosed Storage, waste reduction and transfer, and wrecking or salvaging.)
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Residential; Office, provided that; refueling facilities, limited to Vehicles used for a business on the Lot; Retail, provided that:; Unenclosed Storage, excluding tire storage
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Liquor Primary Establishment: 23840 River Road. Lot 4 District Lot 405 Group 1 New Westminster District Plan 7324. PID: 011-122-617
- **Minimum lot area:** 2,000.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 60% (Unenclosed Storage up to 25% of the lot area)
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.75 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 6.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 3.0 m (6.0 m next to a lot designated or zoned for non-industrial use)
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m (4.5 m next to a lot designated or zoned for non-industrial use)
- **Street side setback:** 4.5 m
- **Other rules:** All uses must be inside a completely enclosed building, except refuelling facilities, retail, training programs and unenclosed storage; Loading bays and unenclosed storage not allowed in a front yard or exterior side yard; Noise limit of 70 dB(A) at the lot boundary, 60 dB(A) next to a non-industrial lot

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 803](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=252) (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/m-3/_