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title: "M-5 zone in Maple Ridge: High Impact Industrial"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: M-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/m-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/m-5.json"
---

# M-5 zone in Maple Ridge: High Impact Industrial

Heavy industrial uses that require management of environmental impacts.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Heavy industrial uses that require management of environmental impacts.
- **Main uses:** Extraction Industrial; asphalt, rubber and tar production and products manufacturing; chemical plants; concrete and cement plants and product manufacturing; hydrocarbon refining and storage; sawmills, shake mills and pulp mills; septic tank services; stockyards and abattoirs; Unenclosed Storage; waste reduction plant and waste transfer station; wrecking and salvaging of Vehicles, goods, materials and things
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Residential; Industrial Repair Services; Office, provided that; Primary Processing; Retail provided that:; Wholesale Distribution provided that:
- **Minimum lot area:** 2.0 hectares
- **Minimum lot width:** 60.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 20%
- **Maximum density:** No density requirement
- **Maximum height:** 18.0 m
- **Front setback:** 15.0 m
- **Rear setback:** 15.0 m
- **Interior side setback:** 15.0 m
- **Street side setback:** 15.0 m
- **Other rules:** 25.0 m setback from a lot line that abuts a lot designated in the Official Community Plan or zoned for a non-industrial use; A Caretaker Residential Use must be in a separate building from the principal use; Biomass fuelled boilers and Process Heaters are permitted

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 805](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=257) (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-5/_