{"title":"RM-1 zone in Maple Ridge: Low Density Townhouse Residential","code":"RM-1","slug":"rm-1","name":"Low Density Townhouse Residential","group":"Residential","section":"617","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Low density townhouse residential where two or more townhouse dwelling units are attached.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Low density townhouse residential where two or more townhouse dwelling units are attached.","quotes":["This Zone provides for low Density Townhouse Residential where two (2) or more"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Townhouse Residential"],"quotes":["Townhouse Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["Boarding","Home Occupation"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Single Detached Residential: 23925 – 116 Avenue","Single Detached Residential: 11497 – 236 Street","Single Detached Residential: 23838 – 120A Lane","Single Detached Residential: 11442 Best Street","Single Detached Residential: 12169 – 228 Street","Single Detached Residential: 12123 – 222 Street","Single Detached Residential: 21868 - Lougheed Highway","Single Detached Residential: 12191 – 228 Street"],"quotes":["23925 – 116 Avenue","11497 – 236 Street","23838 – 120A Lane","11442 Best Street","12169 – 228 Street","12123 – 222 Street","21868 - Lougheed Highway","12191 – 228 Street"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,000.0 m²","quotes":["in Lot Area 1,000.0 square metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"27.0 metres","quotes":["in Lot Width 27.0 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No lot coverage requirement","quotes":["No Lot Coverage requirements in this Zone."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 0.6 times the lot area (higher on four listed lots: 0.64, 0.66, 0.63, 0.63)","quotes":["Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.6 times the Lot Area, except:","Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.64 times the Lot Area","Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.66 times the Lot Area","Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.63 times the Lot Area"]},"max_height":{"value":"9.5 metres (townhouse); 11.0 metres for apartment use under the Albion Area density bonus option","quotes":["Residential Use shall not exceed 9.5 metres.","option, shall not exceed 11.0 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 metres; 9.5 metres for an indoor amenity area building","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Accessory Structures shall not exceed","4.5 metres.","Amenity Area shall not exceed 9.5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"5.0 metres inside the Town Centre Area; 6.0 metres outside it; 7.5 metres under the Albion Area density bonus option","quotes":["from a Front Lot Line 5.0 metres","from a Front Lot Line 6.0 metres","from a Front Lot Line 7.5 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["from a Rear Lot Line 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"6.0 metres inside the Town Centre Area; 7.5 metres outside it","quotes":["from an Interior Side Lot Line 6.0 metres","from an Interior Side Lot Line 7.5 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["from an Exterior Side Lot Line 7.5 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Common open area: 45.0 m² per townhouse unit with 3 or more bedrooms, 30.0 m² per unit with fewer than 3","Townhouse blocks limited to six attached units, up to 45 metres long"],"quotes":["45.0 square metres for each Townhouse Dwelling Unit with 3 or more","30.0 square metres for each Townhouse Dwelling Unit with less than 3","limited to six (6) attached Townhouse","not to exceed a length of 45 metres"]}},"bylaw":{"title":"Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026)","url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019","accessed":"2026-11-07","note":"Consolidated PDF with a list of amending bylaws at the end. Residential sections 601 to 604 and 615 are deleted by Bylaw 8104-2026; CD sections 1037, 1038, 1043, 1044 and 1046 to 1049 are held for future zones (no text). Zone section numbers are the bylaw's 3 to 4 digit section numbers. The City's map still carries old Bylaw 3510 zones (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, RT-1) on some lots, which are not part of Bylaw 7600."},"source_url":"https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=168","place":{"path":"ca/bc/maple-ridge","name":"Maple Ridge","region":{"code":"bc","name":"British Columbia"},"country":{"code":"ca","name":"Canada"}},"urls":{"html":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-1/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-1.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-1.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/index.json"}}