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title: "RM-2 zone in Maple Ridge: Medium Density Apartment Residential"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: RM-2
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/rm-2/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-2.json"
---

# RM-2 zone in Maple Ridge: Medium Density Apartment Residential

Medium density apartment residential.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Medium density apartment residential.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation
- **Extra uses on specific lots:** Higher density (FSR 1.89): Lot 1 District Lot 401 Plan EPP43749, 22577 Royal Crescent; Higher density (FSR 2.0) and 22.0 m / 6 storey height: Lot 1 District Lot 401 Plan EPP94580, 11641 227 Street
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,300.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** No lot coverage requirement
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 1.8 times the lot area (1.89 and 2.0 on two listed lots); up to 2.5 with bonuses
- **Maximum height:** 22.0 metres and 6 storeys (at least 11.0 metres) in the Town Centre Area; 15.0 metres and 4 storeys (at least 11.0 metres) in Port Haney and the Fraser River Waterfront Area or outside the Town Centre Area
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Other rules:** Common open area of at least 30% of the lot area; Underground parking structures may be set back 1.5 m front and exterior side, 0.0 m rear and interior side

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 618](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=172) (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/rm-2/_