{"title":"RM-4 zone in Maple Ridge: Medium Density Townhouse and Apartment Residential","code":"RM-4","slug":"rm-4","name":"Medium Density Townhouse and Apartment Residential","group":"Residential","section":"620","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Townhouse residential and apartment residential, including higher density in the Town Centre Area.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Townhouse residential and apartment residential, including higher density in the Town Centre Area.","quotes":["This Zone provides Townhouse Residential and Apartment Residential, including"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Apartment Residential","Townhouse Residential"],"quotes":["Apartment Residential","Townhouse Residential"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Boarding","Home Occupation"],"quotes":["Boarding","Home Occupation"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"1,115.0 m²","quotes":["in Lot Area 1,115.0 square metres"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"18.0 metres","quotes":["in Lot Width 18.0 metres."]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"No lot coverage requirement","quotes":["No Lot Coverage requirements in this Zone."]},"max_density":{"value":"Floor Space Ratio of 0.75 times the lot area","quotes":["Floor Space Ratio shall not exceed 0.75 times the Lot Area."]},"max_height":{"value":"11.0 metres (apartment); 9.5 metres (townhouse); 15.0 metres in Port Haney and Fraser River Waterfront Area (at least 11.0 metres)","quotes":["Residential Use shall not exceed 11.0 metres.","Residential Use shall not exceed 9.5 metres.","shall not exceed 15.0 metres and shall be not"]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"4.5 metres","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Accessory Structures shall not exceed","4.5 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres","quotes":["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":"7.5 metres","quotes":["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; apartments 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"],"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","at a minimum of 30% of the Lot Area.","from a Front Lot Line 1.5 metres","from a Rear Lot Line 0.0 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=178","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-4/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-4.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-4.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/index.json"}}