---
title: "RM-5 zone in Maple Ridge: Low Density Townhouse and Apartment Residential"
place: Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada
place_path: ca/bc/maple-ridge
zone: RM-5
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-5/"
json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rm-5.json"
---

# RM-5 zone in Maple Ridge: Low Density Townhouse and Apartment Residential

Apartment and townhouse residential with a private outdoor area for each dwelling unit.

## Zone rules

- **Purpose:** Apartment and townhouse residential with a private outdoor area for each dwelling unit.
- **Main uses:** Apartment Residential; Townhouse Residential
- **Also allowed (secondary uses):** Boarding; Home Occupation
- **Minimum lot area:** 1,115.0 m²
- **Minimum lot width:** 30.0 metres
- **Maximum lot coverage:** 45%
- **Maximum density:** Floor Space Ratio of 0.8 times the lot area
- **Maximum height:** 11.0 metres (apartment); 9.5 metres (townhouse)
- **Maximum height, accessory buildings:** 4.5 metres
- **Front setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Rear setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Interior side setback:** 6.0 metres
- **Street side setback:** 7.5 metres
- **Other rules:** 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

## Source

- [Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw No. 7600-2019 (consolidated to July 28, 2026), s. 621](https://www.mapleridge.ca/media/file/zoning-bylaw-7600-2019#page=181) (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-5/_