{"title":"RS-3 zone in Maple Ridge: Single Detached Rural Residential","code":"RS-3","slug":"rs-3","name":"Single Detached Rural Residential","group":"Residential","section":"611","site_specific_zone":false,"summary":"Agricultural and rural single detached residential on lots of at least 0.8 hectares, outside the urban area boundary and possibly without community water or sewer.","fields":{"purpose":{"value":"Agricultural and rural single detached residential on lots of at least 0.8 hectares, outside the urban area boundary and possibly without community water or sewer.","quotes":["minimum Lot Area of 0.8 hectares located outside of the urban area"]},"primary_uses":{"value":["Single Detached Residential","Agricultural (subject to the zone's other requirements)","Assisted Living Residence","Cannabis, Commercial Production (subject to the zone's other requirements)","Urban Infill Residential (subject to Section 402.29)"],"quotes":["Single Detached Residential","Agricultural","Assisted Living Residence","Cannabis, Commercial Production","Urban Infill Residential","Section 402.29 (Urban Infill Residential)"]},"secondary_uses":{"value":["Agricultural Employee Residential","Boarding","Campground","Detached Garden Suite Residential","Hobby Beekeeping","Home Occupation","Neighbourhood Daycare","Produce Sales","Rental Stable","Secondary Suite Residential","Urban Infill Residential","Short-Term Rental"],"quotes":["Agricultural Employee Residential","Boarding","Campground","Detached Garden Suite Residential","Hobby Beekeeping","Home Occupation","Neighbourhood Daycare","Produce Sales","Rental Stable","Secondary Suite Residential","Urban Infill Residential","Short-Term Rental"]},"site_specific":{"value":["Lot 38 Section 11 Township 12 New Westminster District Plan EPP136035: minimum lot area 1,885.0 m², width 29.0 m, depth 31.0 m"],"quotes":["Specific to Lot 38 Section 11 Township 12 New Westminster District Plan","in Lot Area 1,885.0 square metres","in Lot Width 29.0 metres"]},"min_parcel_area":{"value":"0.8 hectares with community water; 2.0 hectares without community water","quotes":["in Lot Area 0.8 hectares","in Lot Area 2.0 hectares","Where a Community Water System is available","Where a Community Water System is not available"]},"min_parcel_width":{"value":"60.0 metres","quotes":["in Lot Width 60.0 metres"]},"max_parcel_coverage":{"value":"40% for all buildings together; 10% for agricultural buildings (20% for greenhouses)","quotes":["Accessory Structures together shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of 40%.","Agricultural Use shall not exceed a Lot Coverage","of 10%, except for Greenhouse Structures that shall not exceed a Lot Coverage of","20%."]},"max_density":{"value":"No density limit stated","quotes":["No Density requirement in this Zone."]},"max_height":{"value":"9.5 metres (house); 15.0 metres (agricultural use and cannabis commercial production)","quotes":["Principal Buildings and Principal Structures shall not exceed","9.5 metres.","shall not exceed 15.0 metres."]},"max_height_accessory":{"value":"6.0 metres","quotes":["Accessory Buildings and Accessory Structures shall not exceed","6.0 metres."]},"setback_front":{"value":"7.5 metres (house); 30.0 metres (agricultural buildings); 60.0 metres (mushroom, swine or poultry buildings and cannabis production)","quotes":["from a Front Lot Line 7.5 metres","from a Front Lot Line 30.0 metres","from a Front Lot Line 60.0 metres"]},"setback_rear":{"value":"7.5 metres (house); 30.0 metres (agricultural buildings, mushroom, swine or poultry buildings and cannabis production)","quotes":["from a Rear Lot Line 7.5 metres","from a Rear Lot Line 30.0 metres"]},"setback_side_interior":{"value":"1.5 metres, and the two interior side setbacks together at least 3.5 metres (house); 15.0 metres (agricultural buildings); 30.0 metres (mushroom, swine or poultry buildings and cannabis production)","quotes":["from an Interior Side Lot Line 1.5 metres","not less than 3.5 metres","from an Interior Side Lot Line 15.0 metres","from an Interior Side Lot Line 30.0 metres"]},"setback_side_exterior":{"value":"4.5 metres (house); 30.0 metres (agricultural buildings); 60.0 metres (mushroom, swine or poultry buildings and cannabis production)","quotes":["from an Exterior Side Lot Line 4.5 metres","from an Exterior Side Lot Line 30.0 metres","from an Exterior Side Lot Line 60.0 metres"]},"accessory_setbacks":{"value":"front 7.5 m, rear 1.5 m, interior side 1.5 m, exterior side 3.0 m","quotes":["from a Front Lot Line 7.5 metres","from a Rear Lot Line 1.5 metres","from an Interior Side Lot Line 1.5 metres","from an Exterior Side Lot Line 3.0 metres"]},"other":{"value":["Agricultural use is not permitted on lots under 0.4 hectares","Cannabis commercial production is not permitted unless the lot is in the Agricultural Land Reserve"],"quotes":["shall not be permitted on a Lot of less than 0.4 hectares","Cannabis, Commercial Production Use shall not be permitted unless the Lot is"]}},"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=151","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/rs-3/","markdown":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rs-3.md","json":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/rs-3.json","index":"https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/maple-ridge/zoning/index.json"}}