---
title: "P-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Children’s Institutional"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: P-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/p-3/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/p-3.json"
---

# P-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Children’s Institutional

Accommodation or boarding of more than six children in sleeping units with meals and supervision.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Accommodation or boarding of more than six children in sleeping units with meals and supervision.
- **Main uses:** Children’s Institutional
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Caretaker Residential; Single Detached Residential
- **Minimum lot area:** 0.4 hectares
- **Minimum lot width:** 36.0 m
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 40%
- **Maximum density:** Floor space ratio 0.5 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** Children’s Institutional 11.0 m; Single Detached Residential 9.5 m
- **Front setback:** 7.5 m
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 m
- **Interior side setback:** 1.5 m, or one-half the building height, whichever is greater
- **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

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 903](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=267) (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-3/_