---
title: "P-1 zone in Maple Ridge: Park and School"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: P-1
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/p-1/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/p-1.json"
---

# P-1 zone in Maple Ridge: Park and School

Parks, recreation, Schools and associated activities.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Parks, recreation, Schools and associated activities.
- **Main uses:** Animal Shelter; Assembly; Indoor Commercial Recreation; Outdoor Commercial Recreation; Park; School
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Residential; Single Detached Residential
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** For-profit Assembly Use also allowed: Lot 2 Section 10 Township 12 New Westminster District Plan EPP80804 (Albion Community Centre); For-profit Assembly Use also allowed: Lot 10 Section 17 Township 15 New Westminster District Plan NWP1779 (Whonnock Lake Centre)
- **Minimum lot area:** Animal Shelter needs a lot of at least 2.0 hectares; Assembly, Caretaker Residential or Single Detached Residential need a lot of at least 668.0 m²
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 m; Single Detached Residential 9.5 m; Assembly 18.0 m; School or Indoor Commercial Recreation 15.0 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 m
- **Other rules:** Only one Dwelling Unit allowed, either Caretaker Residential or Single Detached Residential; Single Detached Residential limited to 300.0 m² Gross Floor Area and must not be strata-titled; Animal Shelters must be completely enclosed within a building and have no incinerator

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 901](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=261) (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/p-1/_